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Children in fragile states missing out on lifesaving vaccines
New vaccination figures show millions more children being immunised in world’s poorest countries.
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COVAX vaccines lead drive to reopen Uganda’s schools
The Ugandan government is on a drive to vaccinate teachers to ensure the reopening of schools across the country.
Health workers use special days to reach every child with life-saving vaccines
Not even the COVID-19 pandemic will stop them.
Keeping routine immunisation going during Uganda’s second lockdown
Despite a second lockdown, outreach initiatives ensure continuation of Uganda’s routine child immunisation.
Protecting Uganda’s overstretched health workers through COVAX
Over 50 health workers in Uganda have lost their lives to COVID-19 – a huge toll for a country with just 0.17 doctors per thousand people in some areas. With remaining health workers overworked and vulnerable, some relief has come in the form of…
Refugees included in Uganda’s COVID-19 vaccine drive
Uganda is setting an example by including its estimated 1.4 million refugees in its COVID-19 vaccine programme, however there are still barriers to overcome.
The community health workers getting people vaccinated in Uganda
As Community Health Workers, Harriet Nankwanzi and Yusuf Maganda have built personal relationships with people in their communities who have over the years relied on their services to access vital health information.