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Ethiopia, Guinea, Gambia

Lamin Jobe, a young volunteer with the Gambia Red Cross said that one day he would like to volunteer with the American Red Cross, too.	These local children carrying a Red Cross flag welcomed the American Red Cross team when they arrived in Kwinella.
A child receives vitamin A drops at the Measles Campaign, which is even easier than the "bee sting" jab of the needle.	This Gambian mother in Sankandi took her children to receive their life-saving measles vaccination at the local vaccination post.
Ethiopian Red Cross volunteers spread the word about the importance of vaccination.
Even small children and infants are brought in for their vaccination.
Ethiopian schoolchildren raise their hands in response to the question 'who has had measles before?'	Mariam Mahawa might have brain damage as a result of measles.
Dr. Taibou Barry has been the director of the Hospital Donka in the capital city of Conakry for the past 15 yrs.	Measles is a deadly threat to children who are already malnourished and vulnerable to disease.
Guinean children flooded vaccination posts in Boke.
These young Boke residents were happy to receive their life-saving measles vaccinations from the Red Cross.
Dr. Pierrot Guilavogui found an innovative way to reach hiscommunities with the news of the free vaccination posts.	Paamat Jagme, Volunteer and Youth Management Officer for the Gambia Red Cross.
Children in Gambia, Africa's smallest nation, line up to receive the life-saving measles vaccination.	The Gambian children learned about the vaccinations from Gambia Red Cross volunteers who went house to house to spread the news.

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