CIDRAP

In its 50-year history, global vaccination program generated $16 in benefits for every $1 invested

An economic analysis published last week in The Lancet Global Health suggests that one of the world's most ambitious public ...
Tehran Times

WHO oversees national vaccination coverage among mothers, children in 2 provinces

To assess the implementation of the national Maternal and Child Immunization Coverage Survey, the World Health Organization ...
Medical Xpress

Life-saving childhood vaccination coverage has stalled in recent decades, leaving millions of children at risk

The world has made unprecedented progress in vaccinating children against life-threatening diseases since WHO established the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 1974. Despite the progress of ...
Medscape

50 Years of Vaccines: How EPI Saved 154M Lives Globally

In 1974, at the request of member states, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to make life-saving vaccines universally accessible. Marking 50 years ...
Devdiscourse

Coverage Falls, Outbreaks Rise: The Growing Gap in Global Immunization

Declining coverage, rising outbreaks, and widening inequities are threatening global immunization goals, underscoring the ...

Ghana Health Service Rallies Civil Society to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy and Protect Every Child

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has intensified efforts to address vaccine hesitancy by engaging Civil Society Organizations ...