cholera vaccine Stories
The consignment follows Oluga’s earlier statement on June 6 that vaccine stock levels were dropping and that 12 out of the 47 counties had completely...
The outbreak has worsened as many Sudanese who fled the ongoing civil war have returned to their homes in Khartoum, only to find damaged houses and co...
Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and South Sudan are among the hardest-hit countries.
The Ministry has announced that 3.2 million doses of the polio vaccine are currently being cleared at the port, with nationwide distribution set for J...
Many believed that the Covid vaccine was developed too quickly without sufficient testing and a lack of accessible information.
As it stands, Africa manufactures just one per cent of the vaccines it requires, a shortfall that limits the continent's ability to respond swiftly to...
Outbreaks typically escalate in overcrowded areas with broken sewer systems and limited access to clean water, creating the perfect environment for ch...
According to the Ministry of Health, counties including Migori, Kisumu and Nairobi are among the hardest hit by the infectious disease.
Kenya is facing a dire vaccine shortage, with stock levels expected to be depleted by June 2025, placing millions of children at risk of preventable d...
The deteriorating health situation has been exacerbated by escalating political tension in South Sudan, which has driven thousands of displaced people...
Health officials believe contaminated water and poor sanitation are key contributors to the crisis.
The cholera outbreak, attributed to prolonged rainfall in October and November 2023, and flash floods, has led to a total of 15,938 reported cases in...
The agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the highest number of cases, followed by the African Region
The purchase comes after the allocation of Sh1.25 billion to the ministry to urgently procure routine childhood vaccines, including BCG, Oral Polio, T...
The directive follows the launch of a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign aimed at protecting Ugandans from the mosquito-borne illness that h...
The governors listed shortages of essential vaccines routinely given out to newborns and children under five, including polio (OPV & IPV), BCG (for tu...
This is crucial in preventing, limiting, and controlling cholera outbreaks, particularly in countries facing dire shortcomings in disease prevention a...
The vaccines arrived as the country grappled with an increase in cholera cases, with 4,388 infections and 54 fatalities reported since January.
