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Preparing for yellow fever epidemics in urban areas: Cameroon develops its strategic plan for the next three years

Preparing for yellow fever epidemics in urban areas: Cameroon develops its strategic plan for the next three years

Mbalmayo, August 11, 2025 – The Ministry of Public Health of…
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Uganda achieves 92% coverage in accelerated yellow fever vaccination campaign

Uganda achieves 92% coverage in accelerated yellow fever vaccination campaign

Kampala-Under the aegis of the Global Eliminate Yellow Fever…
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Life-saving yellow fever vaccine approved for introduction into Ethiopia’s routine immunization programme

Life-saving yellow fever vaccine approved for introduction into Ethiopia’s routine immunization programme

Addis Ababa, 2024: Ethiopia has approved the inclusion of yellow…
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The Yellow Fever Sub-National Risk Analysis Finding Conveys the relative risks of regions in Ethiopia: WHO organizes the dissemination workshop

The Yellow Fever Sub-National Risk Analysis Finding Conveys the relative risks of regions in Ethiopia: WHO organizes the dissemination workshop

The Yellow Fever sub-national risk analysis findings dissemination…
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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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A mother and her child after vaccination

Uganda introduces life-saving yellow fever vaccine into routine immunization programme

The Ministry of Health will vaccinate over 1.9 million children…
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Nigeria vaccinates over 45 million people against yellow fever during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Nigeria vaccinates over 45 million people against yellow fever during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

New films show the impact of yellow fever outbreaks in Taraba State,…
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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa

Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa

Brazzaville – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo to vaccinate over 16 million people against yellow fever

Democratic Republic of the Congo to vaccinate over 16 million people against yellow fever

Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 27 April 2021 – The Democratic Republic of the…
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