Health authorities in Malaita Province will wrap up the second phase of their measles vaccination program by this weekend.
Director for Medical Health Services in the province, Dr Huddie Namo told SIBC news phase two of the vaccination program covers children and people from the ages of six months to 30 years old.
“Mainly above five to 30 years old because we’ve already completed the vaccination campaign for six to four years 11 months, but at the moment we have also including that group, especially for those who’ve missed out on the first phase of our measles campaign.”