NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
September 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-09-24
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4TH ID SOLDIERS ASSIST CLINICS DURING IMMUNIZATION DAY
TIKRIT, Iraq-Fourth Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade's soldiers along with local Iraqi healthcare workers provided immunizations for Iraqi children during the monthly Immunization Day in Ba'qubah on Sep. 22.
Immunization Day, which happens each month on the 22nd, allows children to receive vaccines for such health problems as diarrhea-induced illnesses and upper respiratory infections.
Mobile inoculation teams, working with the five clinics in Ba'qubah, provide immunizations to more than 750 children a month on Immunization Day.
-30-
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
