World Immunisation Week holds profound significance in the realm of public health for several reasons: Prevention of Diseases: Immunisation has been hailed as one of the most effective public health ...

An infant is immunised during the integrated nutritional outreach at Kalapata, Turkana South. [Jacob Musya, Standard] Vaccines are among the most powerful public health tools ever developed. Over the ...

Unguja. The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGZ) spends Sh1.6 billion annually on vaccines for preventable diseases and has achieved 92 percent vaccination coverage among targeted beneficiaries.

Nasal vaccines represent a promising shift in how we prevent infectious diseases. By building immunity at the body's first line of defence, they could stop infections before they begin, reduce ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday commissioned the Lagos Cold and Dry Storage Hub in Oshodi, Lagos, describing the facility as a major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s immunisation system and ...

Calling for the scale-up of routine immunisation for children in Nigeria, she said it would help protect them against preventable diseases. Lafoucriere who spoke at a recent Media Dialogue To Enhance ...

Zero is the only acceptable number when it comes to children who go unimmunised. Zero children left behind, zero missed doses, zero preventable deaths. Yet, across the world, millions of children ...

Routine immunisation has resulted in diseases like measles being drastically reduced. Laszlo Mates/shutterstock The COVID pandemic exposed the fault lines in health systems and national routine ...

This article is authored by Deepak Kapur, chairman, Rotary International’s India National PolioPlus Committee (RI-INPPC).

In order to make sure vaccines continue to reach the world’s poorest children, data is essential. Immunisation records around the globe are used broadly to act as proof of vaccination for everyone ...