Cuvelai – At least 20,000 children aged between zero and five years were vaccinated against poliomyelitis and measles in Cuvelai, Angola’s southern province of Cunene, from January to November this year by the public health services.

 
According to the supervisor of the Broad Vaccination Programme (PAV) in Cuvelai, Tibério José, this number correspond to the districts of Mupa, Cubaty, Kalonga and Mukolongodjo, where vitamin “A” parasite cleansing drugs were also administered.

Cuvelai, situated about 171 kilometres of Cunene capital city, Ondjiva, comprises four districts and has a number of inhabitants estimated at  96,352 people, most of whom dealing in agriculture and fishing.