Rotary's World Immunisation Week

This month, World Immunization Week offered a chance to reflect on the monumental impact of polio vaccines and the many people who work to deliver them. From campaign monitors who track vaccination coverage, to delivery experts who manage each step of the supply chain.
 
It takes many hands to deliver a lifesaving vaccine to a single child. Working together in some of the world’s most challenging settings, the polio programme vaccinates an incredible 400 million children every year. This is a testament to the programme’s dedication to ensuring that no future generation ever suffers from polio.

This month, World Immunization Week offered a chance to reflect on the monumental impact of polio vaccines and the many people who work to deliver them. From campaign monitors who track vaccination coverage, to delivery experts who manage each step of the supply chain, it takes many hands to deliver a lifesaving vaccine to a single child. Working together in some of the world’s most challenging settings, the polio programme vaccinates an incredible 400 million children every year. This is a testament to the programme’s dedication to ensuring that no future generation ever suffers from polio.
Circulating vaccine derived poliovirus type 2 cases 2018*

Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4 (0)

Syria: 0 (0)

*Data as of 26 April 2018, compared to the same point in 2017.

Supplying Vaccines in Nigeria: What Does It Take?
Ask Auta Kawu, a vaccine facilitator in northeast Nigeria, what his work will be tomorrow, and he may not know the answer. “No two days are alike,” Auta says of his job to ensure that polio vaccines get to those who need them. On any given day, conflict, displacement, and migration may affect vaccine delivery. Learn more about Auta’s fa