Uganda reaches for 7.5 million little arms, one jab at a time

Uganda's health ministry launched a five-day nationwide measles-rubella drive targeting 7.5 million children under five, including children in refugee communities. Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi launched the campaign at Wakiso Health Centre IV under the theme 'Uganda United for a Measles-Rubella Mass Immunization — Protecting Every Child for a Healthier Uganda.' Measles spreads fast among small children and can cause pneumonia, blindness and brain damage — the vaccine is one of medicine's simplest lifesavers.