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Throughout 2022 COVAX helped lower-income governments to roll out jabs and launched an initiative to help those furthest behind improve. So which countries made the biggest strides in coverage? The answer may be surprising.
1.3m children to be vaccinated against 11 diseases next month
Hepatitis B virus is one that can be easily passed on from mother to child, putting the newborn at the risk of future liver cirrhosis or cancer. This is why testing for the virus in women is crucial at the time of pregnancy, so that preventive measures could be taken for the babies.
As part of nationwide efforts to contain large measles outbreaks, the provincial health department is making additional booster doses available for every child under 15 from Monday 6 February to Friday 31 March.
Locally Developed PCR Test KIT: A team of local researchers have developed a low-cost RT-PCR kit that they say is capable of detecting coronavirus infection in the human body more accurately and even before any symptoms arise.