Urgent action needed to close devastating vaccination coverage gaps in conflict-affected settings
May 19, 2026Sustained funding, timely and unhindered access to vaccine supplies, and flexible, secure and adapted delivery models required to reach more people with lifesaving vaccination in world’s most fragile areas Geneva/Port Sudan/Kinshasa – 18 May 2026: As countries meet this week to discuss...
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Three years on, outbreaks everywhere: MSF urges end of barriers to boost Sudan’s vaccination programs
April 30, 2026Port Sudan, 30 April 2026- Three years of war in Sudan have dismantled vaccination programmes and collapsed disease surveillance systems, fueling deadly, preventable epidemics. As World Immunization Week (24–30 April) ends today, MSF is calling on donors, diplomatic actors, and health authorities to increase flexible funding and pressure warring parties to end...
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Honduras: MSF provides support for vaccination campaign in San Pedro Sula
February 13, 2026“Good morning, Tikamaya community. Doctors Without Borders and the Ministry of Health invite you to participate in the vaccination campaign we will be carrying out in your community. We are vaccinating children under five years old”, repeats Wendy, an MSF...
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Nigeria: MSF encourages parents to participate in ongoing vaccination campaign in collaboration with Sokoto state government
February 28, 2025Sokoto, Nigeria- The international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières also known as Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in partnership with the Sokoto state Ministry of Health, is encouraging community members in Sokoto to participate in a vaccination campaign that will help...
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Gavi must do more as WHO/UNICEF estimates show slow childhood vaccination recovery
July 19, 2023Gavi should waive co-financing requirements for countries with fragile health systems or in humanitarian crises.Geneva, 18 July, 2023 — Today, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) again called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to broaden “catch-up” vaccine coverage for unprotected...
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MSF calls on Gavi to step up efforts to improve vaccine access for children up to at least five years old
June 12, 2023Geneva, 12 June 2023 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today again urged Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to urgently prioritise reaching ‘zero-dose’* and under-immunised children up to age five, by removing barriers to broadening vaccine coverage for unprotected children,...
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