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Zero-dose children

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

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ASHA Routine Immunisation flipchart design. Credit: Ram Ratan

Why children were missing out on routine vaccines, and how listening helped to close the gap

9 Jan 2026

9 min read

Routine immunisation Zero-dose children

A father walking hand-in-hand with two young daughters down a muddy street in an urbanising Samburu town. Credit: Gitonga Njeru

In Kenya’s Samburu, fathers buck gender stereotypes to champion immunisation

7 Jan 2026

7 min read

A young boy wearing a mask pushing his bicycle on a street in Rajasthan, India. Credit: Benedikt V. Loebell.

Accelerating action: the Zero-Dose Learning Hub’s 2025 in review

17 Dec 2025

5 min read

Zero-dose children

A child is vaccinated by a Health Extension Worker in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Credit: Gavi/2024/Mulugeta Ayene

Across the frontline: how vaccinators negotiated access in conflict areas of Tigray

15 Dec 2025

4 min read

Conflict & humanitarian Zero-dose children

A mother holds her baby as they are given the malaria vaccine at Lumezi Urban Clinic. Credit: Temwanani Mtonga

Zambia rolls out the malaria vaccine – and not a moment too soon

4 Dec 2025

5 min read

Zero-dose children Malaria Vaccine campaigns

Community Leaders participating in the orientation organised in Sambhal. Credit: Dr Pankaj Bishnoi

A new dawn for Sambhal: community leaders and government join forces to get kids protected in India’s Uttar Pradesh

2 Dec 2025

4 min read

Zero-dose children Routine immunisation

From “Did it work?” to “Why did it work?” How theory-based evaluation strengthens immunisation

27 Nov 2025

5 min read

Research summary Zero-dose children Routine immunisation

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

Mebratu Gebreselassie, vaccinator and EPI expert, at the Qenef outreach site in Adi Hutsa village. Credit: Martha Tedesse/IRC

The second line of defence: vaccinating children in Tigray

25 Nov 2025

5 min read

Health worker heroes Zero-dose children Conflict & humanitarian

Community health visit, Abomey, Benin, November 2024. Credit: UNICEF/2024/Landry Sinnoude Koklanno

Gavi's impact in Africa since 2000

25 Nov 2025

4 min read

Zero-dose children Routine immunisation

Jerry Karn and others on outreach, crossing a creek on a raft in order to reach far-flung members of the community. Credit: Tina S. Mehnpaine

Risky, tiring and worth it: the volunteer vaccinators protecting children in rural Liberia

11 Nov 2025

5 min read

Health worker heroes Zero-dose children

A community mobiliser addresses a group of mothers, raising awareness about the importance of vaccinations for the health and future of their children. This is part of the Reach Zero Dose Children (ZDC) campaign in Somalia, aimed at identifying children who have not received any vaccines, or missed communities by healthcare systems. Credit: Gavi/2024/Mohamed Abdihakim Ali

Evaluating for Impact: what others can learn from Gavi’s zero-dose journey

10 Nov 2025

3 min read

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