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Health Minister vows to enhance immunization under EPI

Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) held a crucial stakeholders' meeting on Thursday to introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for girls aged 9-14 years into the country's Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Speaking at the meeting, Taimi Amaambo, acting executive director of the MoHSS, underscored the urgency…

As vaccination activities ramp up post-pandemic, the west African country’s focus is on zero-dose children – kids who have never received a single vaccine.

This transformative event features top-notch resource persons who share Caritas Philippines’ collective vision of enhancing and strengthening the processes, services, advocacies, and accountability mechanisms within the country’s Catholic dioceses.

Yemen has witnessed a surge of measles cases in the past seven months, leading to more than 400 deaths and roughly 34,000 infections, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO is concerned over increasing cases of measles and rubella among children in Yemen. Since the beginning of the year and until the end of July, the number of suspected cases of measles and rubella in Yemen has reached almost 34,300 and 413 deaths, compared to 27,000 cases and 220 associated deaths in 2022.

Thana Bula Khan locals complain they lack medical facilities

(CTN News) - In Bangladesh, the average age at liver cancer onset is 18 years younger than in other countries, according to Prof Mamun.........

Rwandan authorities are thinking about introducing biometrics as a way of ensuring that no child is kept out of routine immunization campaigns.

Massive vaccination drives against the virus have made headway in Pakistan. But for the unvaccinated, the risk remains steep.

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination Campaign in Eritrea