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Ghana pushes to catch up on missed childhood vaccinations

Catching up on missed childhood vaccinations

Accra ‒ COVID-19 pandemic-related disruptions meant that mother…
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Vaccination campaign protects tens of thousands of schoolgirls from HPV

Launching HPV vaccination

Eswatini – When 13-year-old Eswatini primary school pupil Tenele…
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Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization in Liberia

Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization

Monrovia ‒ By the end of 2022 Liberia’s COVID-19 vaccination rate was…
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Hompa Alfons Kaundu of the Mbunza Traditional Authority (left) was the first person to get vaccinated in Sigone village in Kavango West. He is pictured here with Johannes Kambembe, the Primary Health Care Coordinator for Ncamagoro District in Kavango West also played a crucial role in getting communities vaccinated against Covid-19

Covid-19: How traditional leaders drove up vaccination rates in Namibia’s northern region

 “I was the first person to get vaccinated in this entire…
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Health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng launches yellow fever immunisation

Uganda Launches National Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign  

Lira. Uganda has embarked on a national program to safeguard its…
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A Health worker hands over a child immunization card to a mother

Routine Yellow Fever Vaccination for Children taking shape in Uganda

Two hundred kilometers from Uganda’s capital Kampala lies Bukakata…
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WHO staff in Osun State setting up for vaccination campaign to mark 2023 Africa Vaccination Week

Osun State optimizes Africa Vaccination Week, improves coverage  of COVID-19 Vaccine

Osun, 22 May, 2023 - Summoning the courage to receive the COVID-19…
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Vaccination site at Kuje General Hospital, Abuja

Raising a healthier generation with lifesaving vaccines  

Abuja, 22 May, 2023 - At least 64% of children ages 12 to 23 months…
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A polio survivor, Ibrahim Mohammed in the field mobilizing support for polio vaccination

In Zamfara, a polio survivor leverages experience to mobilize support for vaccination against the virus

Zamfara, 19 May, 2023 -  Mr Ibrahim Mohammed, residing in Gusau…
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Ayalaga Ward

African Vaccination Week: A global campaign “The Big Catchup” impacting remote communities

Manyara - A big gray cloud dims the sun for a small crowd seated on…
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