Excited to join colleagues in the District Health Office in Lahore and Kasur, Punjab Province in Pakistan for the ongoing 2025 Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaign. Ensuring that every child is protected requires our collective investments and partnership.
@WHOPakistan is in the field, working alongside the @GovtofPakistan and national health workers, supporting a #MeaslesRubella vaccination campaign. Our mission: protecting 35.4 million children, leaving no child behind.
The EPI Managers’ Meeting for West Africa is underway in Conakry 🇬🇳.
Delegates from 17 countries are reviewing progress, addressing gaps and setting priority actions to strengthen routine immunization across the region.
#VaccinesWork#EndingDiseaseInAfrica
From 17-29 November, Pakistan is conducting a nationwide Measles & Rubella campaign to protect 36 million children aged 6 to 59 months.
@WHO asked Zeeshan, a health worker, "Why is the #MeaslesRubella vaccine important for children?
.@WHO is partnering with Pakistan, @UNICEF and @gavi to protect 34 million children in a #MeaslesRubella vaccination campaign. Over 140,000 WHO-trained health workers are on the ground to save lives.
Read more to find out how:
https://t.co/VqxcrsmaD0
Meet Arshi Imran from Lahore, a parent who vaccinated her son for #MeaslesRubella. She's urging all parents: get your children vaccinated during the ongoing nationwide campaign.
#VaccinesSaveLives
@WHOPakistan Representative Dr. Luo Dapeng was in Sindh, with the teams implementing the #MeaslesRubella vaccination campaign to protect 8 million children in the province from these deadly diseases.
Over 140,000 @WHO-trained health workers from Pakistan are already mobilized to protect 35.4 million children from #MeaslesRubella during the ongoing vaccination campaign. @WHO stands with 🇵🇰 & partners in a historic step to build a healthier future for all. #VaccinesSaveLives
From 17-29 November, Pakistan is conducting a nationwide Measles & Rubella campaign to protect 36 million children aged 6 to 59 months.
@WHO asked Mazhar Hussain, a vaccinator, "Why is the #MeaslesRubella vaccine important for children?
Meet Abida from Sheikhupura, a grandmother who vaccinated her grandson for #MeaslesRubella. She's urging all parents: get your children vaccinated during the ongoing nationwide campaign.
#VaccinesSaveLives
Ongoing Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaign in Pakistan: Enthralled with the progress of the campaign and efforts by government and partners. It takes planning, strong partnerships and the dedication of committed health professionals to reach every child.
@WHOPakistan is in the field, working alongside the @GovtofPakistan and national health workers, supporting a #MeaslesRubella vaccination campaign. Our mission: protecting 35.4 million children, leaving no child behind.
Very shortly this 24 Nov, the Annual #EPI Managers Meeting for #WestAfrica will kick off under the leadership of #Prime Minister of #Guinea supported by the #Minister of Health and other dignitaries. 200 participants and more are online to connect with and participate
Kenya🇰🇪 has launched its largest-ever vaccination campaign to protect children against measles, rubella and typhoid.
Running from 5–14 July 2025, the campaign aims to reach over 21 million children with 28 million vaccine doses.
@WHO and partners are supporting national authorities in the rollout.
#VaccinesWork
@BrakaFiona@WHOGhana Congratulations @BrakaFiona and @WHOGhana. This is beautiful news indeed. It bears credence to your amazing contributions to public health. Thrilled to know that there’s an exciting new chapter unfolding for Universal Health Coverage in Ghana.
In India, the 2024 South East Asia Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group meeting commences today with positive affirmations on the progress made by the immunization program in the last 50 years. Globally 154 million lives have been saved from inception till date.
EPI turning 50 year in 2024. EPI efforts led to the eradication of smallpox and the
elimination of two out of the three strains of polio –– a triumphant demonstration of what science, determination and international cooperation
can do:
https://t.co/MQ4uSpK157
Over 330,000 doses of the @WHO recommended RTS,S #Malaria vaccine have arrived in Cameroon, marking a crucial step in our fight to #EndMalaria for good.
It's great that African countries are receiving much-needed medicine to protect populations. 🌍💉
https://t.co/qu5BFA7iQl
During the COVID-19 pandemic, about 60 million “zero-dose children” have not received any vaccines and have aged out of routine immunization programs. To curb these deadly disease outbreaks. We need to move fast to vaccinate these children NOW. https://t.co/ezj1zI7bev