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Since 2017, Pakistani children have been getting vaccinated against the major cause of deadly diarrhoea. Health leaders and workers say the effects are evident – even if there’s further to go. 

Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine

Vaccination serves as one of the most effective means for parents to safeguard their newborns, youngsters and teenagers from sixteen potentially fatal diseases.

Global immunisation efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that most of those to benefit were infants.The study said infants accounted for 101 million of the lives saved through immunisation over the five decades.

WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch “Humanly Possible” campaign to scale up vaccination programmes around the world during World Immunization Week 2024

Study says infants accounted for 101 million of the lives saved

A landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives over the past 50 years. According to the WHO Africa bureau, an estimated 51.2 million lives have been through vaccines on the continent in the same period.

Averting over four million deaths every year1, immunisation is not only critical to saving lives today, but plays a pivotal role in ensuring the health and wellbeing of future generations, laying the foundation for brighter tomorrows for all

Over 50 million lives saved in Africa through expanded immunization programme

An analysis of the impact of 50 years of the global vaccine programme shows the extraordinary value of vaccination.