Stories from the community

Features from VaccinesWork’s team of writers across the world, telling the stories behind the headlines.

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The encephalitis ward at BRD Hospital. Credit: Aayushi Shukla.

Gorakhpur’s fight against encephalitis

5 Aug 2022

4 min read

Kenya's Health Ministry Principal Secretary, Susan Mochache, receives a COVID-19 booster jab at Nairobi's Kibra level 3 Hospital. Credit: Mike Mwaniki.

Surge in cases prompts vaccine drive and return to mask-wearing in Kenya

5 Aug 2022

4 min read

COVID-19 Vaccine campaigns Outbreaks

Addise Angulo, a health worker at Kanko health post, reaches a remote village to administer vaccines.

COVID-19 vaccine campaigns help find zero-dose children in Ethiopia's remote villages

2 Aug 2022

5 min read

Zero-dose children Routine immunisation Vaccine campaigns

A group of artists performing a skit at a Primary Health Centre in North Kashmir. Photo credits: Nasir Yousufi

Theatre steps up to change perceptions about vaccines in Kashmir

27 Jul 2022

4 min read

Vaccine campaigns COVID-19 Innovation

MSF Eswatini teams engaging with communities. Credit: MSF Eswatini

Mobile vaccinators offer a lifeline to people with disabilities in Eswatini

26 Jul 2022

3 min read

COVID-19

Reaching remote residents where they live is arduous — and crucial. Credit: Lungelo Ndhlovu

Health Workers Fill the Gaps for Millions of Zimbabwean Villagers

22 Jul 2022

8 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19

Noreen takes her son to get his first malaria vaccine jab. Credit: Cyrus Michino

“Malaria has no room in my household”: Vaccinating against malaria in remote Kenya

20 Jul 2022

4 min read

Malaria Vaccine campaigns Vaccine safety

Health workers travel and recieve patients as well as educating them on the value of vaccines and benefits of health. Gavi/Adrian Brooks

Reaching zero-dose children in Nigeria’s IDP camps

19 Jul 2022

4 min read

Zero-dose children Conflict & humanitarian Routine immunisation

Armel Nzeyimana, a Bujumbura regional doctor, believes that the new approach will help increase vaccination rates. Photo credit: Moses Havyarimana

Burundi involves religious and local leaders to improve vaccination rates

15 Jul 2022

3 min read

Routine immunisation Vaccine safety

Monkeypox in DRC: Sankuru health authority calls for help

14 Jul 2022

3 min read

Mpox

A health worker vaccinating a baby at Munuki Health Center. Credit: Winnie Cirino

Improving immunisation rates in South Sudan’s most remote region

13 Jul 2022

5 min read

Routine immunisation Conflict & humanitarian Gender equality

Trips to the health facility for vaccination often involve ample planning and preparation by mothers, including fetching water and bathing the child to avoid social stigma and potential missed service opportunities.

Caregivers in Mozambique share the barriers they face in vaccinating their children

12 Jul 2022

7 min read

Cross-posts Zero-dose children Routine immunisation

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