“Vaccines are crucial for community health because vaccinated children not only protect themselves but also contribute to protecting others within their community.”
Rania Al Hourani, Vaccination District Manager, Damascus – Syria.

#Syria launched the first round of the Big Catch-up vaccination activity in partnership with the Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), @Unicef, @Gavi & Bryan Herta Autosport.

The activity aims to vaccinate as many children under the age of 5 as possible. 

Additional rounds are scheduled for July & October.

#UNICEFThanks Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance for supporting UNICEF & World Health Organization (WHO) to build capacity of health workers, raise community awareness on vaccination & reach more #children with life-saving vaccines in #Syria 🇸🇾.
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#WorldImmunizationWeek 2024 marks 50 years since the Expanded Programme on Immunization #EPI began. This World Health Organization (WHO) initiative has proved that eliminating disease is #HumanlyPossible . Yet, in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, many are deprived of immunization’s life-saving benefits due…

📣 This #WorldImmunizationWeek and always, WHO Syria along with partners in #Syria work tirelessly to ensure access to life-saving immunizations.

Together, we can protect the people of all ages from preventable illnesses.

وندعو قادة العالم إلى إعطاء الأولوية للتمنيع في عام 2024.

فلا ينبغي لأحد أن يعاني من مرض نعرف كيفية الوقاية منه.

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إنه #أسبوع_التمنيع_العالمي !

أنقذ التمنيع أكثر من 6⃣ أشخاص كل دقيقة يوميًا على مدى السنوات ال50 الماضية. وهذا أحد أعظم إنجازات البشرية.

لكن لا يزال أمامنا الكثير من العمل. فقد قضينا على الجدري، والآن حان الوقت لتحقيق نفس النتيجة بالنسبة للملاريا وشلل الأطفال وغير ذلك من الأمراض.

Join the #WorldImmunizationWeek press conference - catch up on the latest #immunization data and follow the launch of the #HumanlyPossible campaign.

🗓️ Streaming across platforms on April 24 at 3PM CEST.

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With support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF is working with partners, such as World Health Organization (WHO), to reach #children with life-saving immunization services in conflicts-affected #Syria 🇸🇾. No child's health should be left behind.
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#ForEveryChild
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Exciting news! A charter, full of vaccines, arrived in Damascus, yesterday.

It’ll be critical for the catch-up immunization campaign, launched today with support from UNICEF& World Health Organization (WHO) to the Ministry of Health, aiming to reach 2.8 million children under 5 in #Syria .
#ForEveryChild