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Parents rush for measles vaccine after recent outbreak kills thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Parents rush for measles vaccine after recent outbreak kills thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Hypolite Mandala and his wife, Nadège, were among the first parents…
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Photo: WHO/Kisimir Jonh Shim

An emergency vaccination point for children offers a mother relief against measles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

As her bus approached the town of Masi Manimba, Rosette Mboma heard a…
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Photo: WHO/Kisimir Jonh Shim

WHO and partners launch emergency vaccination campaign to help contain world’s largest measles outbreak

With the world’s largest and fastest-moving measles epidemic…
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Benediction, suffering from Cholera, & his mother (GOMA), Photo: WHO/Savage S.

​Ebola, cholera and measles: Triple threats to the poorest communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kasika is one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Goma, the largest…
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Health Week in Sofala

More than 435.000 children in Sofala province will be protected against measles, polio and rubella during Health Week in Mozambique

Beira, 6 May 2019 - Every year the Ministry of Health of…
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Une vaccinatrice donnant le vaccin oral polio bivalent à un enfant - dans la zone de santé de Kasa-vubu, à Kinshasa. OMS/Eugene Kabambi

Pour lutter contre la résurgence des cas de polio dérivée d'une souche vaccinale (PVDVc2), la RDC a lancé les Journées nationales de vaccination visant 19,466, 557 millions d'enfants de 0 à 59 mois. Une campagne couplée à celle de la rougeole.

KINSHASA, 18 AVRIL 2019. En ce mois d’avril 2019, le Ministère de la…
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In Madagascar, mothers show grit to protect their children as government, partners battle measles epidemic

Madera is not a trained health worker but she is waging her own…
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Measles and rubella vaccination campaign in Brazzaville

The Republic of Congo starts vaccinating 2.2 million children against Measles and Rubella

BRAZZAVILLE - March 5 - 2019. Under the high patronage of the…
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The response is taking place in some of the most remote areas in Sierra Leone

Measles outbreak confirmed in northern Sierra Leone

Health sector response mounted, including preparations for targeted …
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ED NPHCDA Dr Faisal Shuaib vaccinating the child of the Governor of Kaduna state while the Governor’s wife Hajiya Ummi El Rufai looks on.

As Nigerian government Flags-off 2017/2018 Measles Vaccination Campaign, Kaduna state Governor's children get vaccinated against measles disease.

Kaduna, 08 November 2017 – In a ceremony attended by stakeholders in…
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