JACKSONVILLE, Fl. (November, 28, 2923) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kelly Wilson gives a flu vaccine to a patient at Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville Immunization Clinic. Wilson, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, says, “Immunizations help keep people safe from influenza.” National Influenza Vaccination week is Dec 3-9. Vaccines help individuals and communities by preventing and reducing the spread of serious infectious diseases. (U.S. Navy photo by Deidre Smith, Naval Hospital Jacksonville) #FacesofNHJax

Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Cobakry airport.Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

ACTION organized an advocacy training before the GAVI Partners' Forum in Tanzania. Participants included members of the GAVI civil society steering committee, and even a former Minister of Health!

Check out our ACTION.org blog on the forum: www.action.org/blog/post/action-drives-civil-society-acti...

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, vaccinating Amadou 14 mois months. Siguiri, Guinea, Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Chargé d’affaires a.i. William Steuer and Dr. Akram Shah, Program Manager (EPI), visiting togther a cold storage on the occean of a visit with local journalists to the Federal Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) warehouse on Nov 4, 2021.

Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Supported by WHO and UNICEF Kicks Off in Iraq

11 August 2014 – Iraq has launched a polio immunization campaign aiming to protect over four million children under the age of 5 throughout the country against the crippling disease.

The four-day campaign, undertaken by the Ministry of Health with the support of WHO and UNICEF, is part of the national response to the re-emergence of the polio virus earlier this year which ended nearly 14 years of Iraq's polio-free status.

“This campaign comes at a critical time while the country is witnessing a huge internal exodus of children fleeing violence and turmoil,” said Marzio Babille, UNICEF Iraq Representative. “This is a top priority for UNICEF. No child should be missed. No child should be paralysed.”

The campaign aims to reach children in conflict zones, displaced communities and host populations. The on-going violence in the country has precipitated the internal displacement of nearly 1.2 million people since the beginning of the year. Almost 200,000 have been displaced only in the last three days alone. UNICEF estimates half of that number are children.

“As the violence spreads, children are being displaced up to three times with their families, often living in overcrowded conditions where they are at a much higher risk of contracting infectious diseases,” said Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Iraq Representative. “WHO is working with the national health authorities and partners to ensure that the health of all vulnerable populations, especially children, is protected against diseases like Polio.”

With two cases of polio in Iraq and a relatively high number of unvaccinated children due to difficulties in accessing families and children, especially in conflict zones and due to social reservations, Iraq has now become vulnerable to a wider outbreak of the crippling and incurable disease. WHO and UNICEF are helping health authorities reach children in 12 governorates, including the three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where approximately 250,000 Iraqi children and 125,000 Syrian children have taken refuge.

“Iraq is one of seven countries included in a consolidated polio response plan by WHO and UNICEF that aims to reach 25 million children in the region with repeated doses of the vaccine. Everything possible must be done to reach all children and end polio forever,” said Chris Maher, WHO manager for polio eradication.

For more Information, please contact:

Juliette Touma, on mission to UNICEF Iraq, jtouma@unicef.org, +964-780-9-288-265 or +962-79-867-4628

Karim El-Korany, UNICEF Iraq, kelkorany@unicef.org, +964-780-92-585-42

Bahaaeldin Elkoussy, WHO polio programme, elkoussyb@who.int, +201006019316

Ajyal Al-Sultany, WHO Iraq, sultanya@who.int, +964 7809 269 506

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, vaccinating Amadou 14 mois months. Siguiri, Guinea, Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Saran Magassoreba and Ali Doumbouya, vaccinators, prepare the material for the vaccination of children aged 0 to 59 months in Siguiri, Guinea, during Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Mothers in rural Mozambique bring their children to be immunized against Polio.

Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, vaccinating Amadou 14 mois months. Siguiri, Guinea, Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, vaccinating Amadou 14 mois months. Siguiri, Guinea, Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

More immunizations

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, Alessia Turco, UNICEF Guinea Deputy Representative, Dr Jean Marie Kipela, WHO Representative in Guinea. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, vaccinating Amadou 14 mois months. Siguiri, Guinea, Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

After some immunizations

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, vaccinating Amadou 14 mois months. Siguiri, Guinea, Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Resolution proclaiming the week of April 16, 2016 through April 23, 2016 as National Infant Immunization Week and the month of May 2016 as Toddler Immunization Month in Santa Barbara County.

Fanta Touré with her 7-month-old daughter Saran Toure.

Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

village home. Immunization records are written on the outside of most of these homes

Immunization Flashmob

The Care Mobile, especially as school starts this fall, offers a comprehensive list of vaccinations and immunizations to make sure underserved students meet their school's requirements.

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Ali Doumbouya, vaccinator, prepares the material for the vaccination of children aged 0 to 59 months in Siguiri, Guinea, during Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, Alessia Turco, UNICEF Guinea Deputy Representative, Dr Jean Marie Kipela, WHO Representative in Guinea. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Ali Doumbouya, vaccinator, prepares the material for the vaccination of children aged 0 to 59 months in Siguiri, Guinea, during Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Dose of polio vaccine in drop form.

Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

According to WHO, Immunization is a proven tool for controlling and eliminating life-threatening infectious diseases and is estimated to avert between 2 and 3 million deaths each year, but an estimated 18.7 million infants worldwide are still missing out on basic vaccines.

Today on #WorldImmunizationDay let’s pledge to follow #ImmunizationSchedule and gift our children a #HealthyTomorrow.

Immunization Flashmob

During the polio vaccination campaign, 57-year-old Habibo Buhow Nunow poses for a photograph in Hamar Jajab district in Mogadishu, Somalia on Wednesday 28 October 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed what is at stake when communities do not have the protective shield of immunization against an infectious disease. When vaccines are available, they are the most effective tool to prevent dangerous disease outbreaks.

Staying informed about their benefits and understanding the risks of not getting vaccinated has never been so important. Community mobilizers play an instrumental role in this.

During the recent polio immunization campaign, 8 951 vaccinators went from door to door and 3,390 community mobilizers sensitized the target communities. The two-part campaign, organized by the federal Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO, reached more than a million children under the age of five in south and central regions of Somalia.

Credit: UNICEF Somalia

A child's finger has being marked to signify that he has been immunized against polio in the village of Kekereke in the Birim Central District of the Eastern Region of Ghana on 5 June 2013, during a National Immunization Days (NID) polio eradication campaign.

National Immunization Day Against Polio, Ghana

Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Doussou Kankouly Keita, with her 21-month-old twins, Mohamed and Djegnalen Doumbouya. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Fanta Touré with her 7-month-old daughter Saran Toure. Saran Ramisoka with her 14-month-old son Amadou Dansoko.

Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Saran Magassoreba and Ali Doumbouya, vaccinators, prepare the material for the vaccination of children aged 0 to 59 months in Siguiri, Guinea, during Round 0 in a series of 3 national immunization campaigns. Since 9 August, Guinea has recorded 8 cases of poliovirus variant 2 (PVDV2) polio. In response to this outbreak, UNICEF, through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), is supporting the Government of Guinea in its response to the epidemic by launching a series of 3 national immunization campaigns.

UNICEF, WHO and GAVI went to Siguiri on 8 September to join the Ministry of Health in launching the first round of National Polio Immunization Campaign (Round 0) in Guinea. The first round (Round 0) of this immunization campaign targets children aged 0-59 months, an estimated 582,159 children in the Siguiri health district, as well as in the 4 neighboring districts of Siguiri, including 3 in the Kankan region (Mandiana, Kouroussa, Kankan) and 1 district in the Faranah region (Dinguiraye).

In Siguiri, Dr. Mamadou Péthé Diallo, Minister of Health, and UNICEF symbolically vaccinated a few children in front of communities and the media, officially launching the national immunization campaigns and urging parents to have their children immunized against polio, while reminding them that the vaccine is free, safe and effective.

UNICEF in Guinea participates in the implementation of immunization campaigns, supports routine immunization activities and health services, provides vaccines and logistical support to ensure that vaccines reach all children, even in the most remote areas, and supports awareness raising and community mobilization.

The second round (Round 1) is scheduled for September 22-25, 2023 and will include all 38 health districts in Guinea. The third round (Round 2) is scheduled for October 20-23, 2023, and will also include all 38 health districts in Guinea. To address the intense circulation of the virus in the West Africa region, the next two rounds of this polio immunization campaign will be synchronized with other countries in the sub-region, particularly Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali, to ensure adequate coverage of populations living at the borders of these countries.

Chargé d’affaires a.i. William Steuer and Dr. Akram Shah, Program Manager (EPI), visiting togther a cold storage on the occean of a visit with local journalists to the Federal Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) warehouse on Nov 4, 2021.

World Immunization Week 2017 at Ban Nongsonghong, Xaythani District Vientiane Capital

Chargé d’affaires a.i. William Steuer and Dr. Akram Shah, Program Manager (EPI), visiting togther to COVID-19 Vaccine Inventery Management Section on the occean of a visit with local journalists to the Federal Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) warehouse on Nov 4, 2021.