Jordan provides vaccinations to Kenya

http://allafrica.com/stories/200707240885.html

Irura said 1.4 million doses of the PPR vaccine imported from Jordan had been used during the campaign, which he said had managed to reduce the number of reported cases. An epidemiological analysis was under way to determine how successful the vaccination exercise had been, he added.

Turkana district has an estimated two million goats and one million sheep, according to Omori. Symptoms of PPR include lassitude, fever, nasal discharge, oral lesions and diarrhoea. The disease has a mortality rate of 90 percent, Omori added.

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This article reports how over 100,000 goats and sheep In Kenya have died from an uncommon but spreading disease that has a 90 percent mortality.

I hope that the many charities that are now focused on African aid do not forget that people starve if their livestock starves, and be sure to include immunization efforts in their charitable work, in addition to the immunization of people. Without rich milk and cheese, in addition to the meat, the loss of goats and sheep is a real disaster for children.

I was so pleased to see Jordan providing vaccines. A lot of Americans feel their charitable contributions are under appreciated, but think how little press is produced over donations by Mideast countries like Jordan. The article doesn't say if these were donated or purchases, but either way, we all know that it takes special effort to gear up a pharmaceutical operation when there is a crisis, and they are to be applauded.

Recently Syria also sent aid to the Sudan. Charity, alms, and love of neighbor is something we can all agree upon and credit is due all around.