Reach Zero Dose Children (ZDC) campaign in Somalia. Gavi/2024/Mohamed Abdihakim Ali

Charting the unprotected: an illustrated guide to the zero-dose child

Too many children still aren’t receiving any routine immunisations. But who are they and where do they live?

6 Dec 2024
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Spotlight on reaching the unimmunised

This week VaccinesWork is putting unimmunised children front and centre. Despite incredible progress in improving access to immunisation, millions of ‘zero-dose’ children still miss out on vaccines every year.

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A mother holding her child after a vaccination session at an outreach vaccination facility, part of the Reach Zero Dose Children (ZDC) campaign in Somalia. Credit: Gavi/2024/Mohamed Abdihakim Ali

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