Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Three years after maternal RSV vaccination began rolling out, studies from the first countries to introduce it suggest that babies whose mothers were vaccinated against RSV have a 70-80% lower risk of being hospitalised with the disease.

Four things we’ve learned so far: bit.ly/4iCABtL

In the late 1990s, malaria accounted for more than half of paediatric admissions at Kilifi’s main hospital in Kenya. And today? Severe childhood malaria has become so rare there that researchers say it is now difficult to run clinical trials for new treatments.

That incredible transformation came from decades of consistent access to insecticide-treated nets, test and treat policies, community health workers and sustained surveillance, and the district played a role in piloting the new malaria vaccines.

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Nearly one in four children in Mozambique has never had a single routine vaccine.

One big reason why is because the information needed to plan vaccination is often scattered across different systems.

But now, an AI-driven platform is bringing data together to help teams track coverage, monitor vaccine stocks and spot where children are being missed.

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If we want to reach more girls with the HPV vaccines, new research shows that one of the best places to start is where many of them already spend their days: school.

Research across 11 countries found that integrating HPV vaccination with existing adolescent health services – whether in schools or elsewhere – was associated with higher vaccine uptake in most studies, showing the power of already-established systems and relationships in immunisation: bit.ly/4BTZMRl

“If I missed a vaccine, the ASHA worker would come to the jhuggi and vaccinate the children.”

Displacement can make continuity of care incredibly difficult. In Jammu, health workers have spent years learning where Rohingya refugee children live, tracking missed doses and bringing vaccination to children who aren’t always able to reach a clinic.
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