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Tanzania flags off Africa Vaccination Week integrated with COVID-19 vaccination

A child receiving routine vaccination during the event

Manyara- Under the theme of 'The Big Catch-Up', Tanzania, with the technical and financial support of World Health Organization (WHO) and partners launched a 7-day vaccination campaign, with emphasis on integration of COVID 19 Vaccination with routine immunization. The campaign aims at accelerating progress  in routine immunization for children while sustaining current momentum for COVID-19 vaccination especially for the elderly, health care workers and people living with comorbidities. 

UN delegation visits community projects in Windhoek

Ms. Hopolang Phororo, UN Resident Coordinator with the Governor of the Khomas Region, Honorable Laura McCleod, WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses and UNFPA Representative, Gift Malunga during the UN joint visit as part of the Social Transformation Pillar.

A United Nations delegation consisting of partners from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNESCO, UNICEF, UNFPA and UNAIDS under the flagship of the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF) visited various UN supported projects in underserved communities in Windhoek.

From below 10 to 51 percent - Tanzania increases COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage

WHO - Vaccination

Tanzania- As COVID-19 vaccine delivery enters a phase of integration with routine services, Tanzania has emerged the best performing among 34 African countries for concerted support by the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership. From a poor coverage of 2.8% of the total population by mid-January 2022, Tanzania recorded an exponential increase to 51% as at April 2023.

Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track

Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children to put progress back on track
An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the continent back on track to achieve the 2030 global immunization goals that include reducing morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases, an analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) finds.