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Central African Republic

January 30-February 5, 2006
Targeted vaccinations: 452,515 (under fourteen years old)
Deaths averted per year:
Other health interventions: Anti-helminthes (de-worming medication)

2005
Number of children targeted: 1,183,583
Yearly deaths averted: 4,453

October 2005
Insecticide treated net distribution: 700,000 to children under five years old.