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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…
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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 children…
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WHO launches African Vaccination Week in Zambia

WHO launches African Vaccination Week in Zambia

Brazzaville/Lusaka, 23 April 2015 – Today, the World Health…
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Second African Vaccination Week, 23-28 April 2012

The African Region commemorates from 23 to 28 April 2012 the second…
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Call for Nominations: Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (RITAG)

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is soliciting proposals for…
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End of a century-long scourge?

As this year's meningitis season comes to a close, Felicity Thompson…
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WHO Task Force on Immunization: Call for nominations

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is soliciting proposals for…
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West and Central Africa unite to stop polio outbreak

19 Country Synchronized Polio Campaign Joint GPEI / IFRC Factsheet…
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The Third African Regional Conference on Immunization (ARCI)

Theme: “Towards a Polio-free Africa.” The specific objectives of…
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WHO information note: Guidance for immunization programmes in the African Region in the context of Ebola virus disease

As a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the…
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