The urgency of the campaign stems from the detection of six polioviruses in Kenya and one in Uganda through environmental surveillance this year. By aligning their campaigns and sharing real-time ...

Salbutamol was administered via a nebulizer at a dose of either 5 mg per 4 mL for children >2 yrs or 2.5 mg per 4 mL if ≤2 yrs. Doses were given every 20 mins together with continuous oxygen at ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has declared that Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states have about 556, 750 zero dose children for polio meningitis and other related diseases vaccination. Chief ...

Immunocompromised people and those who are age 65 or older should get a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched the ‘No More Zero Dose’ Song Campaign in Kano in collaboration with Kano State Radio. The song aims to create public awareness and ...

In celebration of World Polio Day, leading music stars and celebrity actors from across West and Central Africa have teamed up with UNICEF to release a new song titled “No More Zero Dose”, aimed at ...

The WHO revealed that the collaborative initiative came as part of a broader strategy aimed at closing immunization gaps and addressing the persistent challenge of “zero-dose” children who have never ...

UNICEF’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou, in a remark, said zero-dose children are the most vulnerable, and ensuring they receive life-saving vaccines is critical ...

Immunocompromised adults or those who are older than 65 should get a second dose of the latest COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially recommended.

the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a song entitled ‘No More Zero Dose’ as part of efforts to improve immunisation coverage in the country. The song, featured by ...

According to him ” For instance, across Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states, we have a total of over half million, 556,750, Zero Dose children: Kano -280,281; Katsina – 171,491; and Jigawa ...

This collaborative initiative is part of a broader strategy by WHO and GPEI partners to close immunization gaps and address the challenge of “zero-dose” children—those who have never been vaccinated.