James Ciment, New York 141 In an effort to cope with the medical and psychological needs of children among the Kosovar refugees, Unicef has embarked on several immunisation and counselling programmes in Albania, Macedonia, and Montenegro. Last week, the agency began immunising around 9000 children under the age of 5 who had fled to refugee camps in Macedonia. The vaccinations included in the pr...

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