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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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Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana

Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on malaria in Ghana

Accra – While Ghanaian mother Charity Kesewaa Damoah has nursed her…
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Beyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya

Beyond the numbers: the real-world impact of the malaria vaccine in Kenya

Caregivers, health leaders and community health volunteers reflect on…
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A child receiving routine vaccination during the event

Tanzania flags off Africa Vaccination Week integrated with COVID-19 vaccination

Manyara- Under the theme of 'The Big Catch-Up', Tanzania, with the…
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Mothers and their children at the Antenatal clinic Homa Bay County for malaria and other vaccines

Kenya celebrates immunization as more children are reached with RTS,S

Kenya this week joins the world to commemorate the African…
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Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track

Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track

Brazzaville, 20 April 2023 – An estimated 33 million children will…
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Saifullahi Bulama, happy to recover from menigitis

Tying the noose on Cerebrospinal Meningitis- border communities in Jigawa State receive lifesaving vaccines

Abuja ‒ In mid-March, 16-year-old Saifullahi Bulama, residing in…
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Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

Mothers in Malawi value the first malaria vaccine

In April 2019, Gilimbeta took her daughter Lusitana to a rural health…
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African leaders call for urgent action to revitalize routine immunization

African leaders call for urgent action to revitalize routine immunization

Addis Ababa ‒ African heads of state today agreed on key measures to…
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