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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Afghanistan: Alarming surge in measles cases at MSF-supported facilities in Balkh, Herat and Helmand
March 14, 2025Kabul, 12 March 2025 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Afghanistan have reported a surge in measles patients at three MSF-supported hospitals since January. While measles is endemic in Afghanistan, such a high number of cases so early in...
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South Sudan: Three vaccinations you didn’t know were a priority in women’s health
March 10, 2025Hepatitis E, tetanus and hepatitis B all pose significant but under-reported threats to the health and lives of women and girls, especially in low-income countries with limited access to healthcare. This can also mean life or death for their babies.Nyakuola...
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South Sudan: A mother’s resilience amid Hepatitis E outbreak
March 1, 2025Fangak County, South Sudan- When Nyasebit Chan moved to Old Fangak in Jonglei State, South Sudan, a hepatitis E outbreak was well underway. The virus affects people of all ages but is particularly risky for pregnant women and girls. A...
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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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Ebola: Vaccination during epidemic reduces risk of developing disease by 84%
August 22, 2024Published in the Lancet Infectious Disease, a study has revealed that 10 days after vaccination, the risk of developing Ebola is reduced by 84 per cent in vaccinated people compared to non-vaccinated people. The study analysed data collected during the...
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Gavi’s next strategy must make sure to reach the 10 million children in fragile and humanitarian settings who are missing vaccines
June 4, 2024Where are we now? This week, on 6-7 June 2024, the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is meeting in Geneva to approve and endorse the one-page framework for Gavi 6.0, which outlines its strategy for the five-year period from...
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Sudan: Fleeing conflict, hundreds of thousands face hardship and disease in overcrowded camps in White Nile State
July 28, 202326 July, 2023 - More than 140,000 people, mostly South Sudanese women and children fleeing from Khartoum, have newly arrived in White Nile state since conflict broke out in Sudan and are now facing huge unmet needs for food, shelter,...
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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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CAR: MSF vaccinates thousands of children after arrival of refugees from Sudan
July 19, 2023This vaccination campaign against measles and other diseases is part of the emergency response launched by the medical organization in the town of Birao, in northern Central African Republic, where refugees from Sudan have been relocated. A Sudanese girl is...
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