Polio vaccination Stories

Ministry confirms two deaths linked to polio vaccine amid safety concerns
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 08, 2024

Parents and caregivers are encouraged to bring their children for routine vaccinations as part of this essential public health effort.

UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza
UN News  |  Oct 27, 2024

Since the offensive began earlier this month, hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, with more than 60,000 other...

WHO aims to begin second phase of polio campaign in Gaza on Oct. 14
Reuters  |  Oct 04, 2024

He said negotiations were ongoing and that a meeting with Israeli authorities about the next phase of the campaign was planned for Sunday.

How delayed polio detection in children causes serious health impacts
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 03, 2024

Severe cases of polio can be fatal, particularly among individuals who develop respiratory complications.

Polio outbreak confirmed in Kakuma, Turkana West as Kamukunji sewage sample tests positive
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 30, 2024

A polio vaccination campaign has been scheduled from Wednesday, October 2, to Sunday, October 6, targeting 3, 843, 275 children.

Baby paralysed in Gaza's first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says
Reuters  |  Aug 23, 2024

UN agencies have called for Israel and Gaza's dominant Palestinian militant group Hamas to agree to a seven-day humanitarian pause in their 10-month-o...

WHO urges Kenya to intensify polio eradication efforts amid new cases
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 15, 2024

Achieving eradication requires 100 per cent vaccine coverage; however, WHO estimates that Kenya's vaccination rate is currently around 91 per cent, wi...

Uganda on high alert after Polio outbreak in Mbale City
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 17, 2024

Health officials attribute the possible outbreak to suboptimal immunisation coverage and the importation of the virus.

Polio vaccination underway in Northern Kenya after outbreak in Garissa
Dennis Tarus  |  Jan 29, 2024

The campaign targets a total of 755,011 children under the age of five across Mandera, Wajir, and Garissa counties.

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