Zero-dose children

Articles related to the mission to reach children who have not received any basic, routine vaccines.

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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

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

8 Jan 2025

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Community health workers lead an awareness session on the importance of routine immunisation with a group of mothers in Benin. Credit: Edna Fleure

Community health workers on the frontline against disease in Benin

18 Dec 2024

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CSO partnerships in immunisation: driving positive change together

9 Dec 2024

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

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

6 Dec 2024

3 min read

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A mother and child visit a health clinic in Pakistan. Gavi/Pakistan/Asad Zaidi

“I want to keep my child safe”: Pakistan’s sprint to reach unimmunised minority

6 Dec 2024

6 min read

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Vaccinators use canoes to get to hard-to-reach areas to administer polio vaccines during Cameroon’s Big Catch-Up campaign. Credit: EPI Cameroon

Cameroon’s Big Catch-up is a mountain to climb

5 Dec 2024

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Hajara Yunusa (36) with her 20-month-old triplets inside Duhuma Health Post, Andaza ward, Jigawa state, Nigeria. Credit: Gavi/2023/Nr Dambali

Six things we’ve learned from Nigeria’s efforts to reach the unimmunised

5 Dec 2024

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In Nigeria, a hit pop song gets families dancing to the immunisation beat

5 Dec 2024

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A health worker carries a portable cooler for vaccines after completing a day of vaccinations as part of the Reach Zero Dose Children (ZDC) campaign in Somalia. Credit: Gavi/2024/Mohamed Abdihakim Ali

How do you reach the urban hard-to-reach? Ask these health workers

2 Dec 2024

6 min read

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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

Reaching the unimmunised: a VaccinesWork guide

2 Dec 2024

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Amino Sidow holding her child after vaccination during the Reach Zero Dose Children (ZDC) campaign in Somalia, 2024. Credit: Gavi/2024/Mohamed Abdihakim Ali

EPI at 50: hard problems, simple solutions?

14 Nov 2024

6 min read

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Despite insecurity, vaccination coverage in Melaky region has surged. Credit: Rivonala Razafison

How Madagascar is rising to the challenge of vaccinating its unprotected kids

25 Oct 2024

5 min read

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