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Cotonou/Freetown/Monrovia 25 April 2024 –Liberia joins neighboring Sierra Leone and Benin to launch a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations.

A major landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years. The vast majority of lives saved – 101 million – were those of infants. The

50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) signifies progress in global health, with challenges like COVID-19 hindering efforts.

Three African countries, Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine on Thursday, targeting

A major landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years.

Kenya: Launch of World Immunization Week in Nairobi County

It is almost hard to believe just how effective vaccines are at saving infants’ lives.

Global immunization efforts have saved more than 150 million lives over the past half-century. On the 50th anniversary of the World Health Organization's Essential Programme on Immunization, it is worth celebrating these remarkable results and reflecting on what still needs to be done.

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