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Africa: Child Vaccine Catch-Up Drive On Course to Hit Target Says UN

eriinfo.com4 hours ago05 mins

A three-year effort to immunise children who missed routine vaccinations due to the Covid-19 crisis is on course to reach the 21 million target, the United Nations has said. The UN’s World Health Organization and children’s agency Unicef, along with the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, had launched “The Big Catch-Up” during the World Immunisation Week in…

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Africa: Largest Catch-Up Initiative Delivers Over 100 Million Childhood Vaccinations

eriinfo.com8 hours ago015 mins

The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunization Week 2023, has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries Around 12.3 million were “zero-dose children” who had not previously received any vaccines and 15 million who had never received a measles vaccine. The initiative concluded in March 2026 and…