Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 27, 2013
An epidemic of measles is sweeping via parts of northern Syria, exactly where at least 7,000 men and women impacted simply because of the ongoing civil war, Due mostly to the disruption inflicted on vaccination applications, as reported by Physicians Without having Borders, in a report published on June 18th -2013. UOSSM calls upon the WHO and the UNICEF to urgently take into account administration of mass immunization plan to kids inside Syria and in the refugee camps. 
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/press/release.cfm?id=6820&cat=press-release

Dr Yahia Rahim, a pediatrician and a member in UOSSM & Seo, who visited the liberated locations in Northern Syria , mentioned The quantity of young children infected by measles in Aleppo and its suburb has reached an alarming point. On a every day basis, had been seeing more than 200 young children with measles, and at times we’re treating situations of measless complication like encephalitis and pneumonia.

Addressing the significance of instant mass immunization, Dr Rahim stated We need to act now to shield youngsters affected by the damage inflicted on the vaccination programs in Syria. Although measles is very contagious illness, it is preventable with the proper administration of the vaccine. It is imperative to have the medical international organizations like WHO, MSF, and UNICEF involved in the immunization campaign in order to ensure the adherence to the standardized criteria of vaccine storage and handling.

UOSSM is prepared to coordinate with the WHO, UNICEF and MSF to ensure the suitable, potent, sterile, and effectively preserved administration of the vaccine. UOSSM views this immunization campaign as of crucial importance and would save thousands of lives.

The UOSSM is coalition of humanitarian, non-governmental, and independent organizations, designed following the deadly events in Syria, to provide medical and humanitarian aid to Syrians. UOSSM was established by 14 health-related and relief organizations, and includes hundreds of physicians of mainly Syrian origins distributed in the United States, Canada, in Europe and in different Arab nations.