Haitian vaccination

International aid groups are expected to launch an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.



The Associated Press today reported that the campaign is being conducted by the International Red Cross Federation, the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and the Haitian Health Ministry.



A Red Cross statement says the campaign will focus on the capital Port-au-Prince, because the disease risk to earthquake victims there is greatest.



The federation says it expects to start vaccinating about 1,800 people today at a camp on the old airport runway and then move on to hundreds of other camps over the next two weeks.



Vaccinations will also be done against diphtheria and tetanus.