

Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers
On 13th August, the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control kicked off the vaccination campaign for front-line staff against the Ebola...


More than a million people to be vaccinated in phase 2 of a huge cholera vaccination campaign in the
Phase 2 of the biggest ever oral vaccination campaign against cholera is scheduled to take place from 3-8 July 2019 in 15 health...


WHO and UNICEF Somalia and partners call on all Somalis to vaccinate children against polio
Health authorities rolled out a polio campaign yesterday in Puntland and Somaliland to vaccinate more than 940 000 children under 5 years...


WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Account for Insecur
WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola...


Cholera vaccination campaign begins in Mozambique
Following Cyclone Idai devastation, nearly 900 000 people will receive the vaccine from the Gavi-funded stockpile. An oral cholera...


Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage
Reported measles cases spiked in 2017, as multiple countries experienced severe and protracted outbreaks of the disease. This is...


Vaccination: three women in Nicaragua take a different journey towards a common goal
An act of Love in the land of lakes and volcanoes— Nicaragua Karla Bethania Ortiz, 26, from Comarca Bosque de Xiloá, Nicaragua, never...


Historic yellow fever vaccination campaigns launched in Brazil and Nigeria
This week the governments of Brazil and Nigeria launched mass immunization campaigns to protect people against yellow fever. With support...

Nearly half a million children being vaccinated against diphtheria in Cox’s Bazard
As part of an intensified response to the current diphtheria outbreak, WHO, UNICEF and health sector partners are working with the...


Oral cholera vaccination campaign kicks off at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
A massive cholera immunization campaign started today near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host...