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Sierra Leone becomes the first country, among those most severely affected ten years ago by the West Africa Ebola outbreak, to launch nationwide preventive Ebola vaccination, targeting 20,000 frontline workers who will receive a single dose of…
Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria
More than 330,000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine arrived last night in Cameroon – a historic step towards broader vaccination against one of the deadliest diseases for African children.
Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years.
COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, (CoVDP) has handed over vehicles, motorbikes and computers worth of US$ 2.8M to support Sierra Leone Vaccination efforts.
Vaccine rollout steps up a gear in Sierra Leone
Just 5.5% of Sierra Leoneans have had their first COVID-19 vaccination. With a target to reach at least 80% by December the campaign, with support from COVAX, is ramping up.
Without women there are no healthcare systems
The sixth annual Heroines of Health Gala celebrated seven women fighting to improve the health of their communities. From mobilising nurses in Beirut after the blast in August last year to helping communities in Ethiopia affected by the civil…
Nurses on the COVID-19 frontlines in Sierra Leone
#VaccinesWork spoke to nurse Fatmata Kamara* about how the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in Sierra Leone is progressing.
How long does immunity last against Ebola?
The tracking of antibodies in Ebola survivors suggests they wax and wane, which could make vaccine booster shots necessary.
Name | Source | Date |
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Total population | United Nations, World Population Prospects (UN WPP), July 2024 release. | 2024-07-11 |
Birth cohort (Total number of live births) | United Nations, World Population Prospects (UN WPP), July 2024 release. | 2024-07-11 |
Surviving infants (# of children surviving to 1 year) | United Nations, World Population Prospects (UN WPP), July 2024 release. | 2024-07-11 |
Infant mortality rate (deaths < 1 year per 1000 births) | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), March 2024 release. | 2024-04-15 |
Child mortality rate (deaths < 5 years per 1000 births) | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), March 2024 release. | 2024-04-15 |
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, July 2024 release. | 2024-07-01 |
Number of zero-dose children | WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC), July 2024 release; figures calculated using number of surviving infants from UN World Population Prospects (UN WPP) | 2024-07-15 |
% reduction in number of zero-dose children, 2019-2023 | WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC), July 2024 release; figures calculated using number of surviving infants from UN World Population Prospects (UN WPP) | 2024-07-15 |
DTP1/DTP3/MCV1 coverage (%) | WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC), July 2024 release. | 2024-07-15 |
Drop out from DTP1 to DTP3 | WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC), July 2024 release | 2024-07-15 |
Drop out from DTP1 to last routine dose of MCV | WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC), July 2024 release. | 2024-07-15 |
Geographic equity of DTP3 coverage: DTP3 coverage in the 20% of districts with lowest coverage | WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form (JRF), July 2024 release. | 2024-07-05 |