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

An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that

In the last 50 years, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, 146 million kids under 5 years, and 101 million infants, according to this World Health Organisation report. They translate that to over 10 billion years of health gained and 52% of those child lives were in Africa, since the Expanded Programme on Immunization began in May of 1974.

By WHOHumanly Possible: Immunization for AllThe global vaccine drives of the second half of the 20th century are one of humanity’s greatest achievements.Immunization campaigns have enabled us to eradicate smallpox, nearly defeat polio, and ensure more children survive and thrive than ever before.This year World Immunization Week will celebrate 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) – recognizing our collective efforts to save and improve countless lives from vaccine-preventable diseases and calling on countries to ramp up investments in immunization programmes to protect ...

With 15 out of every 100 children in the Americas only partially protected against vaccine-preventable diseases, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has urged countries of the