Zero-dose children

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

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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

Lucien Wanyate during periodic intensification of routine immunisation activities organised by VillageReach in Maï-Ndombe in November 2025. Credit: Patrick Kahondwa

In DRC, a vaccination campaign is a chance to find missed-out children

10 Jun 2026

8 min read

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A pregnant woman receives a vaccine during an antenatal consultation at Kangnikopé Medical and Social Centre, as part of routine pregnancy care. Credit: Nephthali Ledy

In Togo, vaccination starts in pregnancy but barriers persist after birth

5 Jun 2026

7 min read

Maternal and child health Zero-dose children Gender equality

When health services come together, people show up

27 May 2026

5 min read

Spotlight on conflict and fragility Zero-dose children ZIP

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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Children showing vaccine marks after receiving vaccine dose in Dhoke Hassu Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Credit: Sumaiyah Hassan

Seen by a physician, but still not vaccinated: uncovering missed opportunities in Pakistan

15 May 2026

4 min read

Zero-dose children

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

Dr Préfina Engoma, head of the Saint-Joseph Integrated Health Centre, conducts a vaccination round in the streets of Pointe-Noire. Credit: Brice Kinhou.

In Congo-Brazzaville, health workers take to the streets to build trust

6 May 2026

5 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

Angelina Muthoni stands outside their hut in Aremet with her mother sitting enjoyng the house's shade with her other child. Credit: Dominic Kirui

“When the drought bites, we move”: a nomadic mother tells her story

27 Apr 2026

6 min read

Zero-dose children Routine immunisation

A female health worker administering a vaccine to a child as he is held by his mother in Somalia, during the Reach Zero Dose Children (ZDC) campaign. Credit: Gavi/2024/Mohamed Abdihakim Ali.

The Big Catch-Up has achieved much of what it set out to do. Its legacy could last generations

24 Apr 2026

5 min read

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A DHIS2 user explores a dashboard during refresher training in May 2022. Credit: PSI Laos

Achieving immunisation impact through strengthened data systems

16 Apr 2026

7 min read

Data Zero-dose children

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