Liberia: President Sirleaf Launches Pneumococcal Vaccine, Citing Challenges to Immunization Program

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has officially launched the Pneumococcal Vaccine as part of Government's strategy in providing health care for its people. The vaccine is intended for under-one-year-old children, and the full dose is completed when the vaccine is applied three times during the period.
According to an Executive Mansion release, during the official launch of the Pneumococcal Vaccine at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center, the Liberian leader named three challenges that she fears, if not addressed, would seriously hamper the successful implementation of the immunization program: mothers' willingness to take advantage of the program; funding; and the country's increased birth rate, with children having children