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South Sudan: A mother's struggle to vaccinate her baby
South Sudan 2012 © MSF To fully vaccinate a child with the basic package of immunisations – called the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) – infants must be brought to a health facility...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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View from the field: Why we need to simplify vaccination
Why is it so difficult to achieve and sustain high levels of immunisation coverage in remote areas, or where health systems are severely limited? Dr. Michel Quéré, MSF medical advisor for programmes...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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Interview on strengthening the Expanded Programme on Immunisation: Lessons from Chad
MSF has been treating patients for malaria in the Moissala district of Chad for two years, but the team has also responded to outbreaks of contagious diseases such as measles and meningitis. These outbreaks...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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Infographic: We need more affordable vaccines
Download infographic: We need more affordable vaccines - Honduras Download infographic: We need more affordable vaccines - two new vaccines
Last updated 15 May 2012
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Infographic: We need easier-to-use vaccines
Download infographic: We need easier-to-use vaccines - five vaccination visits Download infographic: We need easier-to-use vaccines - millions of children remain unreached Download infographic:...
Last updated 15 May 2012
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Measles takes its toll in Somalia
Somalia 2011 © Martina Bacigalupo Measles is sweeping unchecked through parts of southern Somalia. The disease is highly contagious and unvaccinated children are at great risk, especially if they...
Last updated 7 March 2012
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Meningitis: Prevention is the important issue
Chad 2011 © Elisabeth Griot In December 2011, Dutch nurse Marja Scholten coordinated a vaccination campaign in the African country of Chad. Together, with a team of 300 people, she ensured that...
Last updated 1 March 2012
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Haiti: Cholera Vaccines One Possible Option For Preventing More Outbreaks
Haiti was hit with a massive epidemic of cholera, a disease not seen in the country for perhaps a century, in October 2010. The causative pathogen, Vibrio cholerae—variant O1 Ogawa—has been imported...
Last updated 21 October 2011
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Fighting measles in Somalia – rising to a difficult challenge
Measles. It starts with a fever, runny nose and a cough. Then a rash. For children who are not immunised this often spells disaster. Today, in Somalia measles is among the biggest threats to the survival...
Last updated 30 September 2011
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Vaccinating Against Measles in Chad: Battered Trucks and Donkey Tracks
Following a measles outbreak in eastern Chad, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is currently vaccinating children between 6 months and 15 years old. In collaboration with the Ministry...
Last updated 2 April 2009
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