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Health workers are moving door-to-door across Malawi to vaccinate 1.7 million children against polio, part of a renewed global push to finally eliminate a disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands annually. Despite setbacks, wild polio cases have dropped 99% since 1988.
Lagos State has vaccinated 89% of targeted children in its measles and routine immunization drive, protecting hundreds of thousands of kids from preventable diseases. Health officials are now launching door-to-door visits to reach every remaining child.
Anambra State has kicked off a major vaccination campaign to protect 2.7 million children against measles and rubella, two preventable diseases that remain leading threats to child health in Nigeria. Health officials partnered with WHO and UNICEF to reach every corner of the state, including hard-to-reach communities.
South Africa is expanding its lifesaving HPV vaccination campaign to reach every girl in the country, protecting them from cervical cancer that kills over 3,000 women annually. Since 2014, the program has already vaccinated 3.6 million girls with more than 7.2 million doses administered.
India is launching a major push to vaccinate 130 million older adults against preventable diseases, addressing a critical gap where less than 5% are currently protected. The initiative aims to replicate the success of childhood vaccination programs that have saved millions of lives.