Father’s Day vaccine portraits

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  <article> <h1> <span>Father’s Day vaccine portraits</span> </h1> <ul> <li> <b>16 June 2017</b> </li> </ul> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <article id="post-201" class="module single-post-module post-201 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people tag-fathersday tag-photography tag-photos et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div> <div> <p>Dads are a key ingredient in supporting child health, but they are <a href="http://www.vaccineswork.org/how-understanding-gender-inequalities-can-help/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not always included in efforts</a> to persuade caregivers to bring children to health clinics for vaccinations and other essential services.</p> <p>In time for Father’s Day, we share some snaps of when dads around the world have been part of looking after their babies and giving them the best possible start in life with vaccination.</p> <p>Above, Sidiki and his baby Washilatou wait for a vaccine in Burkina Faso (photo: Gavi/ Juliette Bastin).</p> <p> </p> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1546" src="/sites/default/files/RS14148_P26B0123-scr-1-1024x682.jpg" alt width="1024" height="682" srcset="https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14148_P26B0123-scr-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14148_P26B0123-scr-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14148_P26B0123-scr-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14148_P26B0123-scr-1.jpg 1100w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14148_P26B0123-scr-1-300x200@2x.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" loading="lazy"></p> <p>Getting ready to attend a health clinic in Sierra Leone. (Photo: Gavi/ Kate Holt.)</p> <p> </p> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1547" src="/sites/default/files/RS11325_DSC_1656-scr-2-1024x681.jpg" alt width="1024" height="681" srcset="https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS11325_DSC_1656-scr-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS11325_DSC_1656-scr-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS11325_DSC_1656-scr-2-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS11325_DSC_1656-scr-2.jpg 1100w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS11325_DSC_1656-scr-2-300x200@2x.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" loading="lazy"></p> <p>A mum and dad smile after taking their baby for vaccinations in Nepal. (Photo: Gavi/ Oscar Seykens.)</p> <p> </p> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1550" src="/sites/default/files/RS7339_01-143-scr-1024x681.jpg" alt width="1024" height="681" srcset="https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7339_01-143-scr-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7339_01-143-scr-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7339_01-143-scr-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7339_01-143-scr.jpg 1100w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7339_01-143-scr-300x200@2x.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" loading="lazy"></p> <p>A dad holds his daughter at a vaccination clinic in Kyrgystan. (Photo: Gavi/ Victoria Ivleva.)</p> <p> </p> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1549" src="/sites/default/files/RS7727_18_2011.05.20.Sierra-Leone-Father-w-daughter-in-Masayo-village-scr-1-1024x688.jpg" alt width="1024" height="688" srcset="https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7727_18_2011.05.20.Sierra-Leone-Father-w-daughter-in-Masayo-village-scr-1-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7727_18_2011.05.20.Sierra-Leone-Father-w-daughter-in-Masayo-village-scr-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7727_18_2011.05.20.Sierra-Leone-Father-w-daughter-in-Masayo-village-scr-1-1080x726.jpg 1080w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7727_18_2011.05.20.Sierra-Leone-Father-w-daughter-in-Masayo-village-scr-1.jpg 1100w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS7727_18_2011.05.20.Sierra-Leone-Father-w-daughter-in-Masayo-village-scr-1-300x202@2x.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" loading="lazy"></p> <p>A dad and his daughter in Sierra Leone. (Photo Gavi/Doune Porter.)</p> <p> </p> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1548" src="/sites/default/files/RS10019_GAVI_2012_Dianesummers_Rwanda20-scr-2-1024x768.jpg" alt width="1024" height="768" srcset="https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS10019_GAVI_2012_Dianesummers_Rwanda20-scr-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS10019_GAVI_2012_Dianesummers_Rwanda20-scr-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS10019_GAVI_2012_Dianesummers_Rwanda20-scr-2.jpg 1067w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS10019_GAVI_2012_Dianesummers_Rwanda20-scr-2-300x225@2x.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" loading="lazy"></p> <p>A family at a vaccination clinic in Rwanda. (Photo: Gavi/Diane Summers.)</p> <p> </p> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1543" src="/sites/default/files/RS14694_XKP152A-scr-1024x682.jpg" alt width="1024" height="682" srcset="https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14694_XKP152A-scr-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14694_XKP152A-scr-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14694_XKP152A-scr-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14694_XKP152A-scr.jpg 1100w, https://www.vaccineswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RS14694_XKP152A-scr-300x200@2x.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" loading="lazy"></p> <p>Isaac (62) holds his son, Hassan (2) at the malnutrition and cholera vaccination centre in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Photo: Gavi/Karel Prinsloo.)</p> </div> </div> <input type="hidden" id="post_id" value="201"> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/fathers-day-portraits">Original article</a> </p><p>This article was originally published on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork">VaccinesWork</a> </p><script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-M7H54VD');</script><noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-M7H54VD" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript></article>

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