This week in vaccines – 12 August 2018
With another Ebola outbreak underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a vaccination...
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No more business as usual: turning Chad’s immunisation challenges into opportunities
Anuradha Gupta, Deputy CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
With high child and maternal mortality, 22% immunisation coverage, and an economy weakened by low oil prices, Chad has more than its fair share of difficulties.…
Technology bringing the right to health to every mama & mtoto in Tanzania
Phelician Mkola, Sundi Mpandachalo, and Bahati Shaame review the mVacciNation reports at a dispensary. Credit: Amref Health Africa UK / Aleena Khan.
Aleena Khan, Programme Officer, Amref Health Africa UK
Driving through the hustle and bustle of Shinyanga city, we arrived in Mwime village to meet with the health facility in-charge at the local dispensary.…
This week in vaccines – 22 July 2018
The World Health Organisation and UNICEF released their annual immunisation coverage estimates...
Putting policy in action to take on typhoid
Photo: Sabin Vaccine Institute / Adriane Ohanesian
Dr Sam Kariuki, Director of the Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Over a lifetime of work on enteric diseases (affecting the intestines), I have seen the real impact that policy changes can have on the neighbourhoods and communities where I work.…
Finding @Vaccines solutions in Chad
This week Deputy CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will be tweeting @Vaccines from Chad. She will...
Ariadna Bardolet, Director of International Programmes at ‘La Caixa’ Foundation
“‘la Caixa’ Foundation started to work with Gavi in 2008, providing support to...
