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A 14-year old girl in Addis Ababa getting the HPV vaccine during the HPV vaccine in January 2021

Ethiopia immunizes over 2 million girls against human papillomavirus (HPV)

Ethiopia has just completed a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination…
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54,407 Chegutu residents receive free cholera vaccination

  By Vivian Mugarisi Chegutu, Zimbabwe – Thanks to Gavi, the…
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Reinforcing key health services amid COVID-19

Reinforcing key health services amid COVID-19

Accra – Thousands of vaccinators fanned through villages and towns…
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Campanha de Vacinação Contra a Cólera

Cabo Delgado Successfully Completes the Cholera Vaccination Campaign

PEMBA November 03, 2020 – About 312,600 people from hot-spot cholera…
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Child been vaccinated

Ghana Successfully Conducts 3 Rounds of Polio Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) Campaigns In 8 Regions

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has successfully completed the third…
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Internal appraisal of the Child Health Immunization Programme with technical support of WHO

Tracking progress to improve immunization and essential health services for children during COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has finalized an internal…
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Immunization in Masvingo

Continued delivery of Immunization Services in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

by Tatenda Chimbwanda Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe – Immunization…
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Nigeria drives routine immunization amid COVID-19

Nigeria drives routine immunization amid COVID-19

Kano – At the Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital in downtown Kano…
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Africa Vaccination Week 2020 kicks off as COVID-19 threatens immunization gains

Africa Vaccination Week 2020 kicks off as COVID-19 threatens immunization gains

Brazzaville – This year’s Africa Vaccination Week starts today as the…
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WHO urges countries not to let COVID-19 eclipse other health issues

WHO urges countries not to let COVID-19 eclipse other health issues

Brazzaville – Public health systems in Africa are coming under…
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