September 2021: Partner News Roundup
A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC.
September 2021: Pakistan runs deworming drive
Pakistan ran a school-based deworming drive August 30-September 7 in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), targeting 574,000 children in 2,000 government and private schools, as well as in Deeni Madaris (seminaries).
September 2021: Bihar state runs pulse polio campaign
India’s Bihar state also ran a pulse polio campaign September 26-30, targeting children in remote places and in areas with migrant and traveling populations. Jalandhar district ran a similar pulse
September 2021: Countries launch Covid-19 vaccination campaigns for children
On September 16, Cuba became the first country to launch a vaccination campaign for children as young as age 2, after “the circulation of the Delta variant led to an
September 2021: Vaccine hesitancy hinders Covid-19 campaign progress
Vaccine hesitancy continues to hinder campaign progress: Tanzania’s vaccination campaign is lagging due to fear and misinformation spread by social media and political figures over the vaccine’s safety. The campaign
September 2021: 80% of countries in Africa miss WHO Covid-19 vaccination goal
Eight in 10 countries in Africa will miss WHO’s goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of their populations by the end of September. Only 39 million people—around 3% of
September 2021: Several states conduct polio campaigns
Several states in Nigeria conducted polio campaigns this month: Alimosho LGA in Lagos state kicked off the first round of a novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV) campaign September 21, and
September 2021: Uganda implements next phase of OCV campaign
Uganda implemented phase three of its oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign September 6-10 in six high-risk districts (Busia, Kasese, Madi Okollo, Namayingo, Ntoroko, and Obongi). The campaign aimed to reach
September 2021: Bihar state launches MDA against LF
India’s Bihar state launched its annual mass drug administration (MDA) against lymphatic filariasis on September 20. Health workers will conduct door-to-door visits and administer the anti-filarial medicines diethylcarbamazine citrate and
September 2021: Pakistan conducts 3rd nationwide polio campaign
Pakistan conducted its third nationwide polio campaign this year, targeting over 40 million children under age 5. More than 290,000 frontline workers went house to house from September 17-21 to
September 2021: DRC declares meningitis outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak of meningitis in the northeastern Tshopo province, which has reported 261 suspected cases and 129 deaths—a high case fatality rate of
Awardee Spotlight: The Carter Center
The Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition is proud to spotlight its new research awardees. This week’s spotlight is on The Carter Center. Their project, titled “Evaluating a transition to government ownership
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