第3022期:South Sudan has resolved its measles vaccination issues

Shajarina Monie lives in Juba. Six of her nine children have died of various illnesses.Shajarina Monie住在朱巴。她九个孩子中有六个死于各种疾病。The first one died at nine months; another one died at the age of ten months; another one died when he was crawling about three months.第一个孩子在九个月大的时候夭折，在十个月大的时候夭折；还有一个在大约三个月刚会爬的时候就夭折了。Millions of children in South Sudan do not get routine vaccinations.南苏丹数百万儿童没有接种常规疫苗。Now the country is battling an unprecedented measles outbreak with over 4,700 confirmed cases and 26 deaths since January 2019.自2019年1月以来，该国已确诊4700多例麻疹病例，26人死亡，目前该国正在抗击一场前所未有的麻疹疫情。In February, a nationwide measles vaccination campaign was launched here: the only Children's Hospital in the entire country.今年2月，在全国唯一的一家儿童医院开展了一场覆盖全国范围的麻疹疫苗接种活动。The campaign aims to reach two and a half million children by April.这项运动的目标是在4月前惠及250万儿童。One reason why childhood immunization coverage is so low, is because of the challenges in keeping vaccines at near freezing temperatures.儿童免疫覆盖率如此之低，是因为将疫苗保持在接近冰点温度十分困难。UNICEF provided the solar-powered fridge. The organization is helping to restore what is known in healthcare terms as the cold chain system, which was severely disrupted during the civil war that broke out in 2013.联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）提供了太阳能冰箱。该组织正在帮助恢复医疗领域所谓的冷链系统，该系统在2013年爆发的内战期间遭到严重破坏。Even private partners like Continental Medical Supplies are getting involved, to make sure life-saving medicines stay fresh at every step in the cold chain.甚至像大陆医疗用品这样的私营合作伙伴也参与其中，确保救命药物在冷链的每一个环节都能保持新鲜。Another reason why immunization coverage is low is because people aren't informed.<p style="color:#333333;font-weight:nor