Polio vaccination, Djibouti, March 2022. ©WHO
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To mark World Immunization Week, we offer stories about the piloting of the world’s first malaria vaccine, campaigns to immunize populations against polio, cervical cancer and hepatitis B, and about ECHO-funded projects to help African countries catch up on COVID-19 vaccinations.
Polio vaccination in Balbala, a southern suburb of Djibouti City, March 2022. ©WHO
Nearly 400 polio vaccination teams went door to door in Djibouti during a five-day campaign in late March to immunize more than 150 000 small children.
The campaign visited homes, health facilities, schools, a refugee camp for Yemeni refugees and other sites across the country. The teams were trained by UNICEF and WHO experts.
“Djibouti stands as a regional leader in the battle against poliovirus outbreaks,” said Acting WHO Representative to Djibouti Mohamed Jameleddine Ben Slama. “The country is saying loud and clear, we refuse to give a safe harbour to the poliovirus.”
Children in Kathmandu, Bagmati province, display their vaccination cards during this month’s campaign. ©UNICEF
The Government of Nepal launched a campaign this month that introduces typhoid conjugate vaccine into the country’s routine…
