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Shuriah Niazi

Why Madhya Pradesh in India made vaccinators a regular presence on school campuses

With the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases including diphtheria appearing to rise, the central Indian state has designated Thursdays "vaccination day" in schools.

8 Jan 2025
4 min read
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Routine immunisationZero-dose children
Pentavalent vaccine - the five-part jab that includes diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Hib, and hepatitis B antigens - is administered to babies in India beginning at six weeks of age, in order to protect children from killer diseases in their most vulnerable years. Gavi/Manpreet Romana
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Manju Shrivastava vaccinating a child. Credit: Shuriah Niazi

Spotlight on CHWs: meet the Auxiliary Nurse Midwives of central India

27 Mar 2024
5 min read
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Maternal and child healthHealth worker heroes
Religious leaders from various faiths have joined hands with Madhya Pradesh’s health department to get out the message: that vaccines save lives. Credit: Madhya Pradesh Health department

Faith leaders join hands with health department to outflank measles in India’s Madhya Pradesh

10 May 2023
4 min read
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Measles
eVIN, the Indian health system's real-time digital vaccine-tracker tool, has reduced stockouts and achieved an estimated return on investment of 2.91. Credit: Gavi/2023/Saumya Khandelwal.

The world’s largest immunisation programme is going massively, ambitiously digital

27 Apr 2023
5 min read
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InnovationVaccine campaignsSpotlight on innovation
A brick kiln in India. Dr Ashutosh Kumar Dubey launched Gorakhpur district’s IMI campaign with a special health drive at a brick kiln in Parameshwarpur block in March 2022. Credit: GAVI/2013/Manpreet Romana

Mission-mode: How the world’s biggest nation plays catch-up

3 Apr 2023
9 min read
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Routine immunisationVaccine campaigns
 
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