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Africa Vaccination Week is an annual event established 13 years ago and endorsed by African Union member states. It presents a unique opportunity for countries in the Africa region to campaign for strengthened and effective immunisation delivery systems.

Cervical cancer (human Papillomavirus HPV) vaccination is to be mainstream into the routine vaccination programmes in Ghana to make it accessible...

Global immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of six lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years. The vast majority of lives saved were those of infants.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the provincial health department to depute a medical officer to visit the measles-affected Chandroo Muhajir village of Tando Allahayar on a...

The World Immunisation Week 2024 is being observed during April 24 to 30. The global vaccine drives of the second half of the 20th century are one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Immunisation campaigns have enabled us to eradicate smallpox, nearly defeat polio, and ensure more children survive and thrive than ever before.

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“Today’s launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunisation programme."

A comprehensive study led by the World Health Organization reveals that over the past 50 years, global immunization programs have saved an estimated 154 million lives.

Immunisation is safe and the most effective way to protect children against many preventable deadly diseases.

Millions of children in Vietnam have been protected by immunisation over the past 40 years, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF offices in Vietnam on April 25 when they mark the World Immunisation Week from April 24-30.