Olivier Konan

Mamaga knows best: Togolese queens counsel confidence in vaccination

In Togo, “mamagas” – community matriarchs – support efforts to stem the flow of vaccine misinformation.

23 Oct 2026

6 min read

Mamagas involved in vaccinating children aged 0 to 5 against Poliomyelitis. Credit: POSCVI TOGO- 2025

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Aline Alemby, working at ACBEF health clinic in Brazzaville, Congo. Credit: ACBEF, Congo

In Brazzaville, Congo, a trusted midwife steps up to offer immunisation to an under-protected district

9 Oct 2026

5 min read

Dar Beïda neighbourhood in the municipality of El Mina. Credit: Santé Globale, Mauritania

How a cup of tea and an open conversation helped marginalised children get vaccinated in Mauritania

30 Sep 2026

4 min read

The vaccination team heads towards a Fulani forest camp, guided by a hunter. Credit: World Vision CAR

How Aka hunters and Fulani chiefs helped health workers locate CAR’s missed-out children

14 Aug 2026

5 min read

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Tinah Rasoamitia with her daughter, Chamnela. © Jhpiego, Madagascar

Separating vaccine fact from fiction in rural Madagascar

10 Aug 2026

6 min read

Maternal and child health Vaccine information CSO diaries

Siraj Ahmed, his wife Humaira, and four of their five children at home. Credit: REEDS, Pakistan

In Pakistan, repairing the damage done by false vaccine rumours is slow, worthwhile work

7 Aug 2026

5 min read

Vaccine information CSO diaries

A drama performance in front of a large audience of men, women and children in Bananido, in the Ségou region, Barouéli health district. © Amaan Gourma, Mali

Vaccine myth-busting takes centre stage in southern Mali

6 Jul 2026

8 min read

CSO diaries Zero-dose children Vaccine information

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

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

1 Jul 2026

7 min read

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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

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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

CSO diaries Zero-dose children

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