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Rwanda

September 5-9, 2006
Targeted vaccinations: 1,288,068 (under five years old)
Deaths averted per year:
Other health interventions: Insecticide treated nets (malaria prevention), vitamin A and Mebendazole (de-worming medication)

February 2003
Number of children vaccinated: 3,082,583
Deaths prevented: 3,374