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September 12, 2003
Release Number: 03-09-09
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COALITION SUPPORTS NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION DAY
BALAD, Iraq - Medical personnel from units attached to the 4th Infantry Division helped Iraqi medical personnel administer vaccines to children during Iraqi National Immunization Day, which is held the 22nd day of each month to vaccinate children and provide supplemental vaccinations to immunized adults against preventive diseases.
The immunizations were given at Balad General Hospital.
Iraq's practice of preventive medicine should reduce the need for long-term patient care and allow for a healthier population.
Coalition forces' participation in this monthly event demonstrates the support the Coalition gives for the restoration and normalization of Iraqi society.
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