Burundi's Ministry of Health launched last Thursday a vaccination campaign against hepatitis B and meningitis, targeting a total of 275,662 babies aged up to 11 months. "The objective is to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with chronic infections of the hepatitis B virus, including cirrhosis and other complicated diseases such as meningitis related to haemophilic influenza type B," Dr Jean Kamana, the minister of health, said when he launched the free-of-charge campaign in the capital, Bujumbura.