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(May) Immunization Programme Evaluation in French Guiana

From 9-18 May 2012, the local Regional Health Agency and PAHO jointly evaluated the immunization programme of the French Department of Guyane. French Guiana is located in the North-east of South America and shares borders with Brazil and Suriname. With 236,250 inhabitants in 2011 and a surface of 83,500 km2, it is sparsely populated (2.8 persons per km2).
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