Uganda Kicks Off Nationwide Polio Vaccination Drive for Children

UNICEF Uganda/2017/Bongyereirwe In a historic move to eradicate polio and bolster its health system, Uganda launched a comprehensive door-to-door immunization ...

A child's finger is marked after receiving a polio vaccine in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Nicholas Kajoba)

Uganda starts nationwide polio vaccination exercise

05/11/2022

A child's finger is marked after receiving a polio vaccine in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan. 14, 2022.(PHOTO/Xinhua/Nicholas Kajoba) KAMPALA, November ...

Uganda targets over 8.7 million children with the new oral polio vaccine as part of its process to build health systems resilience

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

04/11/2022

A child's finger is marked after receiving a polio vaccine in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan. 14, 2022.(PHOTO/Xinhua/Nicholas Kajoba) The Ministry ...

A Race Against Polio: Uganda’s Response to the 2021 Outbreak

by SHARON MUZAKI ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE JOURNALIST

17/08/2021

Photo courtesy In August 2021, Uganda faced an alarming public health crisis when the Ministry of Health declared a public ...

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