By Buhle Nomgalasa.
ISebe lezeMpilo libongoza bonke abazali kunye nabanonopheli ukuba baqinisekise ukuba abantwana babo banolwazi malunga ngentsuku zabo zokugonya.
Kule veki yogonyo, isebe lithi liza kuqinisa imisebenzi yalo yogonyo kunye nokucupha ukuze kuvalwe izithuba zokhuselo lomzimba kwizithili ezingaqhubi kakuhle. Izifo ezininzi ziyathintelwa kwaye ziyakwazi ukusinda xa zigonyelwe ngokufanelekileyo izifo ezifana nemasisi, uqwilikana, irubella, ipoliyo, kunye nediphtheria.
Isithethi seli Sebe uFoster Mohale uthe ngonyaka ka-2023, zingama-14.5 ezigidi zabantwana abahambe bengagonywanga.
“Ugonyo luhlala lulolona ngenelelo luneendleko kwezempilo zoluntu zokusindisa ubomi, kwaye luyindlela yokuqala yokukhusela izifo ezininzi.”
Ngokokutsho kwe-World Health Organization ukugonywa kuthintela phakathi kuka-3,5 ukuya kwi-5 zezigidi zokufa minyaka yonke kwizifo ezithintelwayo zokugonya.”