Africa: Vaccination Progress Helps Save Millions of Lives in African Region

Billions Spent, Billions Saved: The True Cost of the COVID Vaccine

When COVID-19 first emerged, the U.S., under President Donald Trump, made an urgent bet on vaccines  — and it paid off handsomely. A new study shows that the nationwide vaccination effort quickly proved not just lifesaving but economically sound, saving more in medical and productivity costs than it spent. Even younger adults, typically at lower [...]

Africa: Vaccination Progress Helps Save Millions of Lives in African Region

Brazzaville / Geneva -- An increase in vaccine coverage in Africa is helping protect millions of people from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio and cervical cancer.In 2023, vaccination saved at least 1.8 million lives in the African region, nearly half the global figure of 4.2 million. These advancements have been possible thanks to government efforts and the support from partners including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), UNICEF…

UNICEF, Partners Donate 3.5m Polio Vaccines to Borno, Yobe

April 26, (THEWILL) – The governments of Borno and Yobe states have received over 3.5 million doses of polio vaccines from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other global health partners as part of efforts to protect children in the region against the poliovirus. According to officials, Borno State received 2,534,037 doses for its […] The post UNICEF, Partners Donate 3.5m Polio Vaccines to Borno, Yobe appeared first on THEWILL NEWS …

Baby immunization rate declines

Botswana is experiencing a troubling drop in routine childhood immunizations with only half of infants under 12 months fully vaccinated in 2024, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed. According to a recent press statement issued by UNICEF, immunization coverage across the country has sharply declined. The oral polio vaccine coverage has dipped to 74 percent while the measles and rubella vaccine stands well below pre-pandemic l…

Vaccination progress helps save millions of lives in African region

An increase in vaccine coverage in Africa is helping protect millions of people from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio and cervical cancer. In 2023, vaccination saved at least 1.8 million lives in the African region, nearly half the global figure of 4.2 million. These advancements have been possible thanks to government efforts and the […]

Vaccination progress helps save millions of lives in Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2025: An increase in vaccine coverage in Africa is helping protect millions of people from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio and cervical cancer, according to a joint statement published yesterday by the Vaccine Alliance – Gavi, UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO). In 2023, vaccination saved at least 1.8 million lives in the African region, nearly half the global figure of 4.2 million. These ad…