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Yemeni gov't revamps efforts to vaccinate children against polio

STORY: Yemeni gov't revamps efforts to vaccinate children against polio DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ADEN, Yemen CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemen's southern port city of Aden 2. various of children getting vaccinated 3. various of Aden STORYLINE: Yemen's internationally-recognized government launched a significant polio vaccination campaign on Friday amid an ongoing struggle to curb the resurgence of the contagious disease in the war-torn Arab country. While the Yemeni government had already launched earlier in March a polio vaccination campaign, the latest effort aimed at vaccinating children under the age of five who had not been covered by the previous vaccination drive. The Yemeni government seeks to prevent the further spread of polio in regions that have been grappling with a surge in epidemics and diseases due to the country's fragile healthcare infrastructure and lack of basic medical services. Despite the challenges, hundreds of health workers and volunteers

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

OSAKA, Japan - A child touches the feet of a mask-wearing wooden statue of the Billiken, which is located on the fifth-floor observation deck at Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, on May 22, a week after the first case of the new influenza infection was confirmed in Japan. In Japan, it is widely said that touching the Billiken's feet will bring good fortune.

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe briefs reporters about a new government policy on battling new strains of influenza during a press conference in Tokyo on May 22.

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

KYOTO, Japan - Students wear face masks during a school excursion to Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto on May 22, a day after a 10-year-old boy in the city was confirmed to be infected with the new influenza.

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

KYOTO, Japan - Students wear face masks as they visit the popular tourist spot Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto on a school excursion on May 22, a day after a 10-year-old boy in the city was confirmed to be infected with the new influenza.

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe briefs reporters about a new government policy on battling new strains of influenza during a press conference in Tokyo on May 22.

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (3rd from R) addresses a meeting of a government task force on new influenza at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 22.

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

KYOTO, Japan - Students wear face masks during a school excursion to Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto on May 22, a day after a 10-year-old boy in the city was confirmed to be infected with the new influenza. (Kyodo)

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

OSAKA, Japan - A child touches the feet of a mask-wearing wooden statue of the Billiken, which is located on the fifth-floor observation deck at Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, on May 22, a week after the first case of the new influenza infection was confirmed in the city. In Japan, it is widely said that touching the Billiken's feet will bring good fortune. (Kyodo)

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe briefs reporters about a new government policy on battling new strains of influenza during a press conference in Tokyo on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

KYOTO, Japan - Students wear face masks as they visit the popular tourist spot Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto on a school excursion on May 22, a day after a 10-year-old boy in the city was confirmed to be infected with the new influenza. (Kyodo)

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe briefs reporters about a new government policy on battling new strains of influenza during a press conference in Tokyo on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (3rd from R) addresses a meeting of a government task force on new influenza at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 22. (Kyodo)

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Vietnam premier revamps Cabinet

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung addresses the National Assembly in Hanoi on Aug. 3, 2011, after a revamp of his government in which he replaced all but nine of the 26-member Cabinet. (Kyodo)