Syria latest news: 100 children of Syria has already been died due to poor quality of measles vaccine

Syria latest news: 100 children of Syria has already been died due to poor quality of measles vaccine

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Syria’s Permanent Representative of the UN, blamed for the deaths of children at the UN Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos

Syria latest news, United Nations, September 18. About 100 children of Syria have been died in the opposition-controlled areas of the northwestern province of Idlib, where, with the support of the United Nations carried out vaccination against measles. This was announced on Wednesday the Permanent Representative of Syria to the UN, Bashar Jaafari. Earlier media reported the information about 40 dead. “According to our data, 100 children of Syria were died,” – the diplomat said. According to Jaafari, bad vaccine was manufactured in Turkey. “We have asked the World Health Organization to investigate the incident,” – said the permanent representative of SAR.

He blamed for the death of children of Syria in the Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos. “All this is a tragic situation has arisen because of Amos. It was she who insisted on having to deal with the terrorists in the area,” – said Jaafari. As reported from Beirut, vaccination of children against measles began three days ago. It pursued the so-called interim government created the National Coalition opposition and revolutionary forces (NKORS) with the assistance of the Turkish authorities and the WHO. After the deaths of several dozen children of Syria “government” NKORS announced a temporary suspension of the campaign to vaccinate children, which started two days ago. However, the permanent representative of SAR claims that vaccination of children continues.

As told reporters Wednesday deputy spokesman Farhan Haq, UN Secretary-General, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and WHO “shocked by reports of the death of children” in the province of Idlib. However, according to him, at the moment, UNICEF supports only 15 deaths. “We are waiting for clarification of what happened,” – said Haq. He confirmed that the vaccination was carried out with the support of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

n this case, deputy spokesman of the General Secretary stressed that measles “is very dangerous for children in Syria,” who are forced to live in refugee camps, where there is often unsanitary conditions prevail. “To carry out such a vaccination campaign is extremely important in order to protect children from this highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease,” – he said.

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