CSO diaries

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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

CSO diaries Health worker heroes Zero-dose children

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

Civil society organisations Zero-dose children CSO diaries

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

CSO diaries Routine immunisation Zero-dose children Vaccine information

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

CSO diaries Zero-dose children

Children who received vaccines along with other integrated services delivered by Emmanuel’s team in Ntem, Cameroon. Credit: Delphine Fri Chifor

In conflict-hit Cameroon, a vaccinator’s job includes negotiating safe passage

11 Dec 2025

5 min read

Health worker heroes Spotlight on conflict and fragility CSO diaries

Murtala Aliyu (village head) and children at the CHAN REACH vaccination site providing support in Tung settlement, Wurno LGA, Sokoto State. September 2025. Credit: Maureen Onah

This Nigerian village head can't stop the bandits, but he can fight disease

27 Nov 2025

5 min read

ZIP Conflict & humanitarian Zero-dose children CSO diaries

Using Traditional means of communication is an effective way of interactiong with caregivers in Nguti. Credit: Fri Delphine

No signal, no problem: the Cameroon health workers drumming up support for vaccination

15 Oct 2025

5 min read

Spotlight on conflict and fragility ZIP CSO diaries

Women and children of Rugan Bale, Nigeria, the day the vaccination team visits. Credit: CHAN

From 'No' to eight 'Yeses': how a community changed its mind about vaccines

13 Oct 2025

5 min read

Spotlight on conflict and fragility ZIP CSO diaries

Kosollo Babashehu manuevering through the flooded streets of Maiduguri to provide immunisation services to the emergency IDP Camp at Mairi Primary School, “we are ensuring our children get protected now more than ever.” Credit: CHAN

The dam broke, the flood rolled in, and Kosollo stayed

6 Oct 2025

4 min read

Health worker heroes Spotlight on conflict and fragility CSO diaries

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