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A turning point for women’s health in Pakistan
Starting this week, the nation's daughters will be shielded from a brutal and preventable disease, and we’re glad to play our part in the campaign.
Why healthcare needs to be unbundled and rebundled
Too many health systems now fragment care and escalate costs. True transformation requires taking apart and rebuilding healthcare systems for patients.
Senegal rolls out “six-in-one” jab, making life easier for families and health workers
The hexavalent vaccine – introduced into Senegal’s routine vaccination schedule in July – protects kids against six diseases with a single shot. That means fewer injections for babies, fewer clinic visits for parents, and a lighter workload for…
A Nigerian father of 21 children decided to give vaccines a shot. His whole community benefited
In Borno state, Nigeria, immunisation is usually left to mothers. Bala Sarki is setting out to change that, becoming a powerful advocate for vaccines.
Pakistan introduces HPV vaccine to protect girls from cervical cancer, joining 150 countries
The Government of Pakistan’s Federal Directorate for Immunization in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and the WHO, today launched the HPV vaccination campaign to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer in later stages of…
No girl left behind: HPV vaccines bring hope to Pakistan
Cervical cancer is common but poorly understood in Pakistan. Civil society organisations have been hard at work teaching communities about the power of HPV vaccination in the weeks leading up to the first public roll-out of the cancer-blocking…
There’s a new outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Here’s what you need to know
The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed 28 lives, including four health workers. Here’s what it means for those in the region and beyond.
From data to decisions: why political economy analysis matters for reaching zero-dose children
How do political governance and power dynamics affect the number of children going without vaccines? A new project by the Zero-Dose Learning Hub has some suggestions.
Last updated: 21 Nov 2019