vaccine shortage Stories

Rising conflicts globally slowed childhood vaccination rate in 2023 - UN
Reuters  |  Jul 15, 2024

About 14.5 million children failed to get vaccinated in 2023, compared with 13.9 million a year earlier.

Ministry of Health launches distribution of 8 million children's vaccines
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 07, 2024

To ensure stable vaccine supplies, the ministry is exploring innovative financing options and engaging the National Treasury for increased resource al...

Kenya receives 8.3 million doses of vaccines to boost dwindling supplies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 05, 2024

The purchase comes after the allocation of Sh1.25 billion to the ministry to urgently procure routine childhood vaccines, including BCG, Oral Polio, T...

Governors raise red flag over vaccine shortage, warn children's lives at risk
Barack Oduor  |  May 21, 2024

The governors listed shortages of essential vaccines routinely given out to newborns and children under five, including polio (OPV & IPV), BCG (for tu...

WHO approves new oral cholera vaccine amid global shortages
Amina Wako  |  Apr 20, 2024

This is crucial in preventing, limiting, and controlling cholera outbreaks, particularly in countries facing dire shortcomings in disease prevention a...

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