Olivier Konan

In Madagascar, a midwife delivers doses of hope in her home village

In remote Antsohihy, Midwife Germinah is playing a one-woman game of vaccine catch-up.

1 Jul 2026

7 min read

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Third from right, Germinah, midwife at the community health post, alongside colleagues from the Ambatoboeny district health team. Credit: Jhpiego/Madagascar

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A gathering of religious leaders, healers and women. Credit: Focus 1000 Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone's Kombra Network is engaging fathers and healers to reach zero-dose children

12 Jun 2026

5 min read

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A father and his vaccinated child in Lahore. © AGAHE, Pakistan

Displaced and adrift in urban Lahore, these families were resolute in their distrust

19 May 2026

6 min read

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A health facilitator leads a meeting of local men to discuss vaccination in Bangui II. Credit: World Vision, CAR

How a sceptical father in the Central African Republic became an advocate for vaccination

11 May 2026

7 min read

CSO diaries Zero-dose children Maternal and child health

Samuel was missing out on routine vaccination, but the CBCHS immunisation program pulled him back in. Now he’s fully covered and protected from vaccine-preventable diseases. © Delphine Fri – CBCHS Cameroon

Cameroon: sixty years of trust help reach zero-dose children

29 Apr 2026

7 min read

CSO diaries Zero-dose children

A coordinator of the Attama project on a mission to find nomadic children who have not received any vaccinations in remote areas of the Taoudenni region Credit: AVS, Mali.

Following nomadic paths: on the road to hope in Mali

8 Apr 2026

4 min read

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