{"id":696,"date":"2014-10-10T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T09:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/10\/10\/kenya-kccb-oppose-tetanus-vaccination\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:55","slug":"kenya-kccb-oppose-tetanus-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/10\/10\/kenya-kccb-oppose-tetanus-vaccination\/","title":{"rendered":"KENYA: KCCB Oppose tetanus vaccination campaign by the government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rt. Rev. Paul Kariuki Njiru, <\/i>
\nBishop of Embu and <\/i>
\nChairman of Catholic <\/i>
\nHealth Commission<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

\nThe Kenya Conference
\nof Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has strongly opposed the upcoming tetanus
\nvaccination campaign by the Kenyan Government, which is scheduled for 13th
\n\u2013 19th October 2014 terming it a contraceptive drive in disguise and
\ncalled on Kenyans not to participate in the exercise until the Government came
\nout clearly about the vaccination.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nA statement
\nissued to the press by the Catholic Health Commission of Kenya says that Tetanus
\nToxoid vaccine (TT) laced with Beta human chorionic gonadotropin (b-HCG) sub
\nunit has previously been used in Philippines, Nicaragua and Mexico to vaccinate
\nwomen against future pregnancy. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nEarly this
\nyear, the Catholic Church had expressed opposition towards the same vaccination
\ncampaign which targets women between the age of 14 and 49 years. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nAlthough the
\nKenya Government through Health Cabinet Secretary Mr. James Macharia has declared
\nthat the tetanus vaccination drive will be rolled out as planned, the Catholic
\nHealth Commission through the statement says that they are still keen on having
\nthe Ministry of Health give Kenyans adequate responses to some key pertinent
\nquestions such as: Is there a tetanus crisis in Kenya and if so, why has it not
\nbeen declared? <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nOther
\nquestions that the commission wants the government to answer include the reason
\nwhy the campaign target women of 14 \u2013 49years and why it has left out young
\ngirls, boys and men even if they are all prone to tetanus. At the same time the
\ncommission is seeking clarification as to why tetanus has been prioritize in
\nthe midst of so many life threatening diseases in Kenya.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Catholic
\nHealth commission issued the statement on 8th October, 2014 during
\ntheir meeting with health facility managers from 24 Catholic Dioceses in Kenya
\nat St Patrick\u2019s Pastoral Center, Kabula, in Bungoma Diocese. The meeting was
\nchaired by Rt. Rev. Paul Kariuki Njiru; Bishop of Embu and Chairman, Catholic Health
\nCommission of Kenya \u2013 KCCB assisted by Rt. Rev. Joseph Mbatia; Bishop of
\nNyahururu and Vice Chairman, of the same Commission.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nAccording to
\nthe same statement the Catholic Church Church\u2019s health Apostolate in the
\ncountry cannot be understated. \u201cThe Church has an extensive network of health
\nfacilities that include 58 hospitals, 83 health centers, 311 dispensaries and
\n17 medical training institutions.\u201d<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSource: Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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