Far North experiences shortage in BCG vaccine

The BCG vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis and given to infants at birth has become scarce in the Far North o Cameroon.

According to an official of the immunization program of the Integrated Centre of Dougoï at Maroua, there is no solution at the moment.

"They told us to wait," he told the national radio, CRTV, on Wednesday, November 18, 2015.

This is not the first time a disruption issue in the supply of this vaccine has occurred in health centers in Cameroon.

Yaounde, the capital, had experienced a month shortage in July 2013. Fortunately, the situation was quickly returned to normal. All eyes are now on the Ministry of Health so that solutions be found urgently, to reduce exposure of infants to tuberculosis