immunisation

Nigeria: MSF encourages parents to participate in ongoing vaccination campaign in collaboration with Sokoto state government

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Sokoto, Nigeria– The international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières also known as Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in partnership with the Sokoto state Ministry of Health, is encouraging community members in Sokoto to participate in a vaccination campaign that will help reduce the number of children suffering from potentially fatal diseases including measles and diphtheria. These … Read more

Gavi must do more as WHO/UNICEF estimates show slow childhood vaccination recovery

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Gavi should waive co-financing requirements for countries with fragile health systems or in humanitarian crises. Geneva, 18 July, 2023 — Today, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) again called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to broaden “catch-up” vaccine coverage for unprotected children by temporarily waiving co-financing requirements for all countries and areas with fragile health … Read more

MSF calls on Gavi to step up efforts to improve vaccine access for children up to at least five years old

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Geneva, 12 June 2023 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today again urged Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to urgently prioritise reaching ‘zero-dose’* and under-immunised children up to age five, by removing barriers to broadening vaccine coverage for unprotected children, including by waiving co-financing requirements for countries and areas with fragile health systems, and those … Read more