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Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) persist globally with a disproportionately high burden in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Although this might be partly due to the failure to sustain vaccination coverage above 90% in some WHO regions, a more nuanced understanding of VPD transmission beyond vaccination coverage may unveil other important factors in VPD transmission and control. This study identified VPDs hotspots and explored their relationships with ecology, urbanicity and land-use v...

WR Public Health Targets More Children For Second Round Polio Immunization

WR Public Health Targets More Children For Second Round Polio Immunization

Mr Nicholas Asare Adomako, the Western Regional Coordinator for the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) says the Region increased its targeted population for Poliomyelitis Immunization by five percent in the second phase of the programme. The marginal increment in target was because many of the children were now in school…

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says more children were vaccinated than targeted during the first round of the 2022 polio immunisation exercise, held in September.    Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, the Manager of Expanded Programme on Immunisation, GHS, said though the Service exceeded its target, a few children could not partake…

PESHAWAR: The health department on Monday launched a 13-day campaign to administer typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) ...

A look at our healthcare journey and some of the biggest game changers in health in the past 75 years of India’s independence

One only needs to open up their social media feeds and they will see the endless news about COVID-19 and monkeypox(2). We’ve had a few years to get into the habit of practising good hygiene habits with our kids, such as wearing masks, hand sanitising and also keeping the environment that they’re growing up in clean.

"Partners have played vital roles during country readiness...and successful launch of the vaccine[s]..." With support from Gavi and its partners, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) jointly introduced two vaccines in 2015: pneumococcal 10-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV).

"Inclusive planning and organization with representatives from the hard to reach areas and communities is vital to successful implementation of immunisation activities and overcoming the challenges arising from the complexity of urban areas..."