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Articles focusing on Gavi-supported countries.

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Dr Kami Temba Sherpa with mothers and infants at Kunde Hospital. Credit : Chhatra Karki

Meet the Sherpa doctor of Nepal

30 Nov 2022

6 min read

Country stories

A poster displayed widely in India to promote the reward for reporting a smallpox case, depicts a hero slaying the smallpox demon with a needle | WHO (1979)

How India overcame smallpox

31 Mar 2022

4 min read

COVID-19 Outbreaks Country stories

The worst disaster in a generation: Cyclone Ana wreaks havoc on health in Malawi

18 Mar 2022

6 min read

COVID-19 Country stories

A group of people crossing what used to be a bridge connecting the Ha Ramapepe people with their counterparts over the river. Credit: Monyane Khau

COVID-19 vaccine roll-out continues amid torrential rains in Lesotho

16 Mar 2022

4 min read

Country stories COVID-19

Members of the disability organisation, who also serve as the teachers, seen playing with students on Saturday, as schools opened in Kashmir after a long break due to COVID-19. Photo Credits: Kaleem Geelani

Vaccinating people with disabilities in Kashmir

16 Mar 2022

4 min read

COVID-19 Country stories

A school girl getting vaccinated against HPV

Kenya’s HPV vaccine strategies re-activated for COVID-19

11 Mar 2022

4 min read

Country stories HPV COVID-19 Gender equality

Lila Thapa (right), a female community health worker, with Devi Kali Tandan after she was taken to her home from Gaudakot health post.

Carrying the hopes of a nation on her back: Nepalese health worker goes above and beyond

10 Mar 2022

3 min read

COVID-19 Country stories

Health workers walk through snow-clad roads in the village of Khag to vaccinate people who could not reach health centers.

“I didn’t give up”: Kashmir’s vaccinators brave the harsh winter

9 Mar 2022

4 min read

Country stories COVID-19

A student gets his second COVID-19 vaccination shot at Herald Citi School, Karachi. Photo: Saadeqa Khan

Vaccine education: Rolling out COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan’s schools

4 Mar 2022

4 min read

Country stories COVID-19

The animators of Nilgiri: Authorities turn to NGOs to bridge the trust gap in India

2 Mar 2022

5 min read

COVID-19 Country stories

Transgender people from Thozhi campaigning. Photo credit: sourced

Transgender and disabled communities leading the fight against the pandemic in Chennai

1 Mar 2022

4 min read

Country stories COVID-19

Kitui County Referal hospital where the main Kangaroo Mothers Care Facility is located in Kitui, Kenya

Kangaroo care saving babies’ lives in rural Kenya

1 Mar 2022

5 min read

COVID-19 Country stories Gender equality

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