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The World Health Organization is championing a vital message this World Immunization Week: vaccines protect everyone from babies to grandparents, not just children. Over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives worldwide.
Nigeria's ambitious COVID-19 vaccination campaign didn't just protect millions from the virus. It rebuilt the nation's entire immunization infrastructure from the ground up.
A global campaign delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to 18.3 million children who missed routine shots during COVID-19, with 12.3 million never vaccinated before. The Big Catch-Up initiative reached kids across 36 countries in Africa and Asia, closing dangerous immunity gaps.
Vaccines are preventing 1.8 million deaths across Africa every year, marking major progress in protecting families and communities. Since 2000, 500 million African children have been immunized, though 6.7 million still need their first dose.
Chennai's health officials are celebrating a remarkable achievement: 99% vaccination coverage across the state. Despite a handful of measles cases reported recently, the numbers remain stable with no surge compared to last year.
Over five decades, Pakistan's immunization program has saved 2.6 million children and reached 160 million kids nationwide. The WHO is celebrating this massive public health victory ahead of World Immunisation Week.
Over 223,000 pregnant women in Nigeria are now being tracked through their entire pregnancy journey, and the results are saving lives. A new government program is showing measurable wins in a country that once accounted for nearly 28% of all maternal deaths worldwide.
Health workers across Sudan are racing to vaccinate over 2 million children as massive immunization campaigns launch to stop a measles outbreak and save young lives. Despite shortages and conflict, medical teams are going door to door to reach every child.
Ghana just eliminated every cost barrier at government health clinics, giving families free access to checkups, immunizations, and early treatment. President Mahama's new policy could save thousands of children who previously died from treatable conditions because their parents couldn't afford care.
Kaduna State has become Nigeria's first region to upgrade all 255 primary healthcare centers to operate around the clock with full emergency and maternity services. The transformation means every woman in the state can now access prenatal care, delivery services, and baby immunizations at her local clinic, day or night.
Measles vaccinations have saved nearly 20 million lives across Africa over the past 24 years, protecting more than 500 million children through routine immunization programs. Despite remarkable progress, health officials say more work is needed to reach every child on the continent.
A new immunization that prevents serious RSV illness in babies is working so well that nearly every state is extending access through April as the virus spreads later than usual this season. Tens of thousands of hospitalizations have already been prevented in what doctors call a 30-year breakthrough.
Bangladesh has mobilized a massive emergency vaccination effort to protect over one million young children from a spreading measles outbreak. With global health partners rallying support, the campaign targets the most vulnerable kids who missed routine immunizations.
Over one million children under five in Nasarawa State, Nigeria will receive polio vaccines during a four-day campaign starting March 28, 2026. Health teams will go door-to-door across all 13 districts to stop the virus after two cases appeared last fall.
Over 370 health clinics in Nigeria just got reliable electricity for the first time, ensuring vaccines stay cold and babies can be delivered safely at night. The solar power project will help reach thousands of children who've never received life-saving immunizations.
Republican pollsters are finding overwhelming voter support for vaccines and immunization programs, helping to slow aggressive policy changes. New data shows most Americans reject vaccine skepticism and support keeping childhood vaccination recommendations.
After nearly three years without vaccines, two truckloads carrying 18 metric tons of lifesaving immunizations finally reached South Kordofan, Sudan. More than 24,500 children will now receive protection against deadly diseases they've gone without during a devastating siege.
In rural Nigeria, mothers are walking door to door to help families understand vaccines and overcome barriers to immunization. Their efforts are helping more children get life-saving shots, but funding challenges threaten the progress.
After three decades without a combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, Japan has cleared the way for families to protect their children with a single shot instead of multiple jabs. The decision marks a turning point in the country's immunization program, which suspended MMR vaccines in 1993 due to safety concerns.
More than 5,000 residents of Uganda's Luwero District received free medical services including HIV testing, cancer screenings, and immunizations during a three-day health camp. The initiative, launched in 2024, has now reached six counties across the region.
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