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18 Março 2022 | Polio Vaccines

More than 80 million doses to be administered to southern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives

Malawi will on Sunday launch the first round of vaccination campaigns against wild poliovirus type 1. More than 80 million doses will be administered to more than 23 million children under 5 years in the four-round vaccination drive in five southern African countries after Malawi declared an outbreak on 17 February—the first such case in the country in 30 years, and the first in Africa since the region was certified free of indigenous wild poliovirus in 2020. 

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4 Março 2022 | Polio

O Maláui reforça a sua resposta depois da detecção de poliovírus selvagem

Lilongwe – As equipas de resposta a emergências da poliomielite no Maláui estão a reforçar a vigilância da doença e a aprofundar as investigações após o país ter detectado um caso de poliovírus selvagem - o primeiro do género em África desde 2016. A avaliação da extensão do risco e a procura de quaisquer outros casos fazem parte das etapas cruciais de uma resposta eficaz para travar o vírus, e proteger as crianças do seu impacto debilitante.

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17 Fevereiro 2022 | Polio

Malawi declares polio outbreak

Brazzaville/Lilongwe – The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe. This is the first case of wild poliovirus in…

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22 Abril 2021 | Malaria

Boosting equity to malaria prevention in Malawi through vaccination

Clara Magalasi, who lives in a rural village near Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi, woke up to a grey morning with a dull sky that was threatening rain. For Clara, the weather did not stop her from walking 4 kilometers to Chileka Health Centre. Her daughter Grace Butawo, who just turned 22 months, was due for her fourth and final dose of the RTS,S malaria vaccine. According to Clara, she was conscious about the dates to take her child for the final dose of the malaria vaccine as she understands its benefits.

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7 Abril 2021 | Malaria Vaccines

The Malaria Vaccine Pilot Implementation Programme two years on in Malawi - Increasing equity to malaria prevention through vaccination 7 April 2021, World Health Day

Clara Magalasi, who lives in a rural village near Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi, woke up to a grey morning with a dull sky that was threatening rain. For Clara, the weather did not stop her from walking 4 kilometers to Chileka Health Centre. Her daughter Grace Butawo, who just turned 22 months, was due for her fourth and final dose of the RTS,S malaria vaccine.

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