Rumors of the biblical triple-six story, has reportedly turned away mothers and their babies and children, from receiving injection, under an immunization program against a measles outbreak in the Southern Highlands.
A similar story was reported in the Northern province in March. Health authorities expressed this concern, when a meeting heard that it was a no go zone for the immunization team for visiting mothers and children in the Homa-Pawa areas of Kutubu LLG in the Nipa-Kutubu district, after the rumours, prevented mothers and children from being immunized against the disease. Comments are closed.
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