BCG vaccine BCG was adopted by the Health Committee of the League of Nations (predecessor to the WHO). Because of opposition, however, it only became widely used after World War II. From 1945 to 1948, relief organizations (International Tuberculosis Campaign or Joint Enterprises) vaccinated over 8 million babies in eastern Europe and prevented the predicted typical increase of TB after a major war. BCG is very efficacious against tuberculous meningitis in the pediatric age group, but its efficacy against pulmonary tuberculosis appears to be variable. As of 2006, only a few countries do not use BCG for routine vaccination. Two countries that
Belarusian Railway BCG-1 24, 2012. Belarusian Railway BCG-1 The Belarusian Railways BCG-1, originally Belarusian Railways BKG-1 (БКГ : "Белорусско-Китайский Грузовой"), is a type of twin-unit, eight axle, (Bo'Bo')-(Bo'Bo'), high power mainline electric freight locomotive manufactured by CNR Datong Electric Locomotive for the Belarusian Railway. The locomotives are derived from the China Railways HXD2 locomotive type developed from the Alstom Prima locomotive platform. In April 2010 CNR Datong announced that it had obtained a 700million Yuan contract to supply 12 twin section electric locomotives to Belarus; the locomotives were to be used to increase haulage capacity from the 4700t to 5500t capacity of the