Health

Child vaccinations down in DR Congo, and COVID-19 is not helping: UNICEF

New York : Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly going to make matters worse, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. If the trend continues, it could trigger a resurgence in deadly childhood diseases such as polio, chickenpox, measles, yellow fever, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and meningitis. more

‘Complacency’ a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs

New York, July 16 (JEN): More than one in 10 children – almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing ...

Vaccines are protecting more children than ever, but millions still miss out on routine immunizations – UN

New York: At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that while vaccines are protecting more children than ever, more countries need to make immunization ...

Largest yellow fever vaccination campaign in Nigeria’s history under way – UN health agency

New York, Jan 26 (JEN): The Nigerian Government launched a mass vaccination campaign in alliance with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, aiming to immunize more than 25 mill ...