WHO launches ‘The Big Catch-Up’ to restore immunisation progress lost during pandemic

More than 100 countries registered a drop in immunisation levels during the COVID-19 pandemic

Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children within 2 years to be on global immunisation track: WHO

Decreased vaccination levels due to the pandemic have led to a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, …

Africa’s meningitis belt: why there’s a case for a booster vaccination drive

Vaccines that help prevent meningococcal disease don't give lifetime protection

Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: Evidence from 22 African countries

Nearly half of the world’s unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children live in Africa

Routine Immunisation should not suffer due to COVID-19: WHO

Many Indian states have also suspended vaccination services

COVID-19: We will write to states to resume immunisation, says Centre

NCDC says 9 coronavirus disease hotspots in country, ministry says there are many

Malawi records Africa’s first wild polio virus cases in over 5 years

The case was detected in a three-year-old girl who began showing signs of paralysis from November 19, 2021

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How vaccines can help reduce India’s AMR burden

The vaccine provides an indirect but significant benefit at scale to preventing the emergence of AMR

Ghana faces hurdles to achieve targets set for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

At least 60% of Ghana’s 31 million residents will need to be vaccinated for the population to attain herd immunity. But a timeline for this …

Childhood immunisation begins to pick up post-pandemic, finds UN data

Recovery slow and unequal; coverage was 84% in 2022, down from 86% pre-pandemic

Polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea after 18 years; experts say it was avoidable

They put the blame on poor vaccination coverage and unsanitary living conditions

Measles cases double in 1st 2 months of 2022: What does this warn us of

Conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses: WHO, UNICEF 

COVID-19 vaccine update: How much is the world lagging behind in vaccination

COVAX expects to reach its target of two billion doses in the first quarter of 2022

Measles campaigns suspended in most countries; 140 million lives at stake, mostly children

In many countries the regular measles vaccine campaigns are delayed by over a year due to the pandemic disruptions  

How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles

Community mistrust towards the outbreak response team; high levels of insecurity due to battles between army and armed groups

COVID-19 vaccines for all: Why COVAX is not working

The initiative to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the poorest countries has not succeeded in its goal so far due to over-dependence on a few …

COVID-19 Vaccine Watch: COVAX has 2 billion doses to supply to 190 countries

End of COVID-19 pandemic in sight with arrival of these vaccines, says WHO

Measles accounted for most excess deaths as a result of COVID-19 related vaccine disruptions

Excess deaths due to vaccine breaks amounted to 967,000 deaths, catch-up shots could avert 79% of them, finds Lancet study

Low public funding in health exacerbates poverty, says Nigerian health minister

Nigeria's Minister of Health Isaac Adewole talks to Bennett Oghifo about the country's commitment to provide universal health coverage by 2030

Only 2 cases of poliovirus in 2021 so far: WHO

At least 129 cases reported from January-October 2020; the disease will continue to be classified as a public health emergency of international …

COVID-19: Trump’s promise fuels anti-vaxx movement

Anti-vaccine theories inspire fear in the general population, undermining a coordinated effort to defeat the virus

WHO, Unicef target to avoid 50 million vaccine-preventable infections this decade

UN and other agencies launch new programme that aims to ensure immunisation benefits are shared equitably by humanity

COVID-19 disruptions may have killed 228,000 children in South Asia, flags UNICEF report

Child mortality rose 15.4% in India, followed by Bangladesh (13%). Sri Lanka saw the sharpest increase in maternal deaths 

Global spread of vaccine-derived polio still a high risk: WHO

Recommends declaring transmission as a national public health emergency, ensuring vaccinations for travellers and residents

Has COVAX delivered on its vaccine access promises?

Organisations behind the vaccine arm seem to be losing interest in COVID-19