During this summer’s fighting in Iraq, the United Nations and Iraqi authorities quietly vaccinated nearly 5 million children. The campaign used two cell phone companies to send free messages to 5 million families to tell them: “Today is the day you should bring your child to be vaccinated.” As a result, there is no polio in Iraq and measles is under control, Staffan de Mistura, the U.N. deputy representative in Iraq, told reporters Wednesday. Full Story
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