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EPI official says measles claimed 13 lives in province in one year.

  By: Justicia Shipena   Health Deputy Minister Ester Muinjangue has lauded the exemplary performance of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) throughout the years, highlighting its significant achievements. During the handover ceremony of cold

In 2021, South Africas under-five mortality rate was high at 33 per 1,000 births, highlighting healthcare challenges. Traditional medicine exploration ensued, revealing promising insights...

Liberia rewriting cervical cancer narrative, one dose at a time

A ceremony to encourage their efforts took place on May 4, 2022 in Yaounde.

During over 30 years since the launch of the national Expanded Immunisation Programme, Việt Nam has developed the capacity of monitoring, detecting, diagnosing, and responding to disease outbreaks in a swift and effective manner.

By Saio Marrah In an effort to expand the Covid-19 vaccination drive, officials of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) have targeted 70% of the Sierra Leonean population for vaccination by December this year.

Stakeholders fear government’s inability to continuously supply vaccines could spell doom for the country in dealing with outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles, yellow fever, and polio, but to name a few.

The Ministry of Health has received healthcare equipment and ambulances from the government of Japan. The donation was made through its agency,...

Though new vaccines often meet with parental wariness, health workers on the ground say mums and babies are turning out in force for the RTS,S jab.