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African Vaccination Week ends in Nigeria with calls on Government to improve immunization and surveillance activities in security compromised areas and international borders.

Abuja, 09 May 2016 - The African Vaccination Week (AVW) ended in…

Uganda organises a series of African Vaccination Week activities

Uganda organises a series of African Vaccination Week activities

Kampala, 3rd May 2016 - World Health Organization Regional…

Health workers and members of the community commemorate AVW & Malezi Bora celebrations in West Pokot County, Kenya, recently

Kenya celebrates African Vaccination Week

Kenya celebrated African Vaccination Week with launches, radio…

The Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Dr Diane Gashumba, vaccinating against pneumonia at the launching of MCH week

The African Vaccination Week integrated in the mother and child health week in Rwanda

Rwanda organized its biannual Integrated Mother and Child Health Week…

African Vaccination Week parade in Liberia

Liberia Launches the 6th Regional African Vaccination Week

Monrovia, 25 April 2016 - The WHO Regional Director for the Africa,…

The ED of NPHCDA(right) addressing journalists on 2016 AVW while WR (3rd left) and other dignitaries listen

African Vaccination Week: Government teams up with journalists for universal coverage.

Abuja, 25 April 2016 - The Federal government of Nigeria has…

Ministers pledge to improve access to vaccines at first-ever Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa

Addis Ababa, 25 February 2016 – With one in five African…

WHO launches African Vaccination Week in Zambia

WHO launches African Vaccination Week in Zambia

Brazzaville/Lusaka, 23 April 2015 – Today, the World Health…

WHO Task Force on Immunization: Call for nominations

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is soliciting proposals for…

West and Central Africa unite to stop polio outbreak

19 Country Synchronized Polio Campaign Joint GPEI / IFRC Factsheet…