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Immunisation partners outline ambitious plan to protect millions of girls in lower- and middle-income countries against cervical cancer

Over the next few years, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and partners will focus efforts to revitalise access to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to reach 86 million adolescent girls, rapidly recover and improve coverage, and help build…

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Reaching out to communities in rural Zambia

In rural Zambia, clinics and health centres rely on a limited number of medical personnel to run immunisation programmes, which makes the support of community leaders vital.

Using geospatial mapping to find zero-dose children in Zambia

To ensure that no children are missed, Zambia has been using geospatial mapping to find out exactly where zero-dose children are.

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Immunisation partners outline ambitious plan to protect millions of girls in lower- and middle-income countries against cervical cancer

Over the next few years, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and partners will focus efforts to revitalise access to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to reach 86 million adolescent girls, rapidly recover and improve coverage, and help build…

UK-donated COVID-19 vaccine doses reach African countries

The first AstraZeneca doses donated to COVAX by the United Kingdom (UK) will soon arrive in Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda, with Zambia and DRC set to be the first to receive these UK-donated vaccines…