#VaccinesWork

The African Region was certified free of wild #polio in 2020.👏🏿

We are closer than ever to a world without polio, thanks to the life-saving power of vaccines.
This African Vaccination Week and every week, let's ensure all children are vaccinated against polio.

Early diagnosis & treatment of #malaria 🦟 reduces disease, prevents deaths and contributes to reducing transmission 👉bit.ly/44bRXGf

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#Cholera is easily preventable!

Here's what you need to know about the oral cholera vaccine👇🏿

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DYK: #Malaria vaccines reduce illness and save lives?

WHO recommends two vaccines to prevent malaria in children: RTS,S and R21.

Malaria vaccines are already protecting children in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Sierra Leone, and many more countries will…

Yesterday, Liberia🇱🇷 officially introduced the malaria vaccine into its routine immunization programme, while celebrating #WorldMalariaDay .
Health Minister Dr Louise Kpoto administered the first dose in Rivercess County, marking a major step towards eradicating malaria.

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Pleased to witness first-hand the steady progress made in the fight against #polio in Madagascar 🇲🇬. 0 cases in 2024. 0 detections for >6 months. The GPEI leadership encouraged the government to sustain their efforts including enhancing surveillance & #EndPolio for good.

One key message was highlighted at #ICPPA2024 ⬇️

We must #Walkthetalk to #BeatNCD 's in #Africa .

One of the many iconic booths during #ICPPA2024 was the abstract station which housed about 15 abstract presenters on the different severe #NCD diseases.

The presentations sparked conversations and deeper thinking into how collectively we can #BeatNCDs in Africa.

Yesterday, Benin's Minister of Health, Prof Benjamin Hounkpatin, vaccinated baby Fenou, the first in Benin to receive the malaria vaccine, marking the official integration of the malaria vaccine into the country's routine immunization programme.

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Polio Eradication Initiative

Lesotho has established Environmental Surveillance for Polio with the support of WHO African Region

This will improve the sensitivity of Polio surveillance through early detection and response.

Zambia’s 🇿🇲recent cholera outbreak has demanded urgent action and oral #cholera vaccination has been a key aspect of the country's multipronged outbreak response. Of the 1.8 million people targeted during the ten-day vaccination campaign, 98.5% were reached👉🏿

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Prevention is better than cure!

Protect your daughters from cervical cancer through #HPV vaccination.

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Congrats zely arivelo randriamanantany, Madagascar Minister of Health & the government, for strengthening #polio response. No cases have been reported in the past 6 months👏🏽. But we can’t rest. We must scale up & sustain surveillance, reach and protect every child & #EndPolio transmission.

Huge congrats Benin, Liberia & Sierra Leone on malaria vaccine introduction - a pivotal step that widens access to malaria prevention. With our partners, we’re fully supporting efforts to lower the heavy burden of this disease in the region.

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