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30 July 2021
Kenya’s digital vaccine warriors
The Savannah Innovation Hub teaches young women in Garissa County to counteract COVID-19 vaccine misinformation from groups like Al-Shabaab.
1 April 2021
Somalia rolls out vaccines for COVID-19
On 15 March 2020, Somalia received 300 000 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX Facility to protect frontline workers and elderly people with chronic health conditions from COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) hears…
10 February 2021
The world's last smallpox patient
Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in the world, but it’s the only one in history to have been eradicated globally. One Somali man sat on the frontline of this effort and can inspire the world today as we battle yet another devastating…
14 December 2020
Rallying to vaccinate every child against polio
Community mobilizers inform and prepare communities for vaccinators.
4 September 2020
How Somalia is resuming vaccination campaigns despite COVID-19
More than 3,000 health workers are conducting a three-day health campaign from 30 August to 1 September 2020 to ensure that around 400,000 children aged under five receive measles and polio vaccines, as well as vitamin A and deworming tablets, at…
13 August 2020
Somalia responds swiftly to measles outbreak in Jubaland State
A surveillance system in Somalia is providing real-time early warning disease alerts to help tackle health threats such as measles outbreaks and COVID-19 cases.
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Total population by country, by year, by age | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
Total number of children surviving until 1 year old by country and by year | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
UN Life births per gender | United Nations, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-11 |
Under-five mortality rate by country and by year | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD) (UNIGME). | 2021-12-20 |
Infant mortality rate by country and by year | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA, UNPD) (UNIGME). | 2021-12-20 |
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | World Bank, The gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population | 2022-07-01 |
Number of zero-dose children | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC). Figures calculated using number of surviving infants from UN World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-15 |
% Reduction in number of zero-dose children, 2019-2021 | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC). Figures calculated using number of surviving infants from UN World Population Prospects. | 2022-07-15 |
DTP1/DTP3/MCV1 Coverage (%) | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Drop out from DTP1 to DTP3 at national level | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Drop out from DTP1 to last routine dose of MCV at national level | WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) | 2022-07-15 |
Geographic equity: DTP3 coverage in the 20% of districts with lowest coverage | WHO, Joint Reporting Form (JRF) | 2022-07-15 |