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WHO Africa welcomes Gavi’s commitment to Africa vaccine manufacture, immunization and pandemic preparedness

WHO Africa welcomes Gavi’s commitment to Africa vaccine manufacture, immunization and pandemic preparedness

Brazzaville – The quest to protect Africa from vaccine-preventable…
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L’OMS appuie le Niger pour maîtriser l'épidémie de diphtérie

Niger in the race to end diphtheria outbreak

Niamey – Mariam, a mother of five living in Kantché, a rural…
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Immunizations conference ends with consensus to advance immunization goals in Africa

Immunizations conference ends with consensus to advance immunization goals in Africa

Brazzaville – With one in five children currently missing crucial…
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Sustaining COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization uptake in Ghana

Sustaining COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization uptake in Ghana

When COVID-19 vaccination was introduced in Ghana, Gershon Kwame Osei…
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WHO South Africa Staff facilitating group working during the micro plan development session. This session involved prioritization of subdistricts based on access and utilization data

WHO supports efforts to Combat Zero Dose Children in the Eastern Cape Province

To reduce the increasing number of zero dose children in the Eastern…
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Vaccinated children showing off their marked figures

Phase 2 polio campaign- a timely intervention

Lilongwe - Malawi is running a second phase of a national polio…
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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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Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization in Liberia

Liberia takes bold step to integrate COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization

Monrovia ‒ On 16 March 2020, Liberia registered its first case of…
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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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