December 2020 Partner News Round-Up
COVID-19 mass vaccination campaigns are launched. Nigeria runs oral polio vaccine drives as part of sub-national immunization days. India lauches second round of triple-drug LF therapy in Karnataka. Learn the latest about other outbreak responses and local campaigns.
December 2020: Uganda runs fourth wave of national mosquito net distribution drive
Uganda ran wave four of a national mosquito net distribution drive from December 6-19, delivering long-lasting insecticide-treated nets to 30 districts. The country will launch the final wave of the campaign
December 2020: Yemen runs two cholera vaccination campaigns
Yemen ran two cholera vaccination campaigns from December 16-21, aiming to reach 162,000 people in Al Dhale governorate and 39,000 in the Hajr district of Hadramaut governorate. UNICEF Yemen; UNICEF Yemen
December 2020: Burundi launches anti-measles drive along with administration of vitamin A supplements
Burundi launched a four-day anti-measles drive on December 15, aiming to vaccinate at least 570,000 children between 6 and 59 months in 14 health districts across the country. The campaign also
December 2020: South Sudan conducts first round of oral cholera vaccination campaign
Following floods in Jonglei state, South Sudan conducted round one of an oral cholera vaccination campaign—reaching over 63,000 people age 1 year and older—in Bor South county from December 16-20.
December 2020: Pakistan administers polio vaccine to 817k children in Punjab province
Pakistan’s Punjab province administered the injectable polio vaccine to over 817,000 children in the high-risk union councils of DG Khan, Lahore and Rajanpur from December 14-22. Pak Fights Polio
December 2020: Syria runs anti-polio campaign
Syria ran an anti-polio campaign to vaccinate 815,000 children under 5 years of age in the districts and countryside of Idlib, the countryside of Aleppo, Tell Abyad and Ras Al-Ayn
December 2020: India distributes long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Odisha
On December 28, India’s Odisha state launched a campaign to distribute more than 1.3 million long-lasting insecticide-treated nets to Sundargarh district. Sundargarh district administration
December 2020: Iraq conducts mass oral polio vaccine campaign
Iraq conducted a mass oral polio vaccine campaign from November 29-December 3, targeting more than 1.9 million children under 5 years old across 46 districts in Anbar, Babylon, Baghdad-Karkh, Baghdad-Resafa,
December 2020: Chad postpones measles outbreak response campaign
Chad postponed a country-wide measles outbreak response campaign from December to January and February 2021 due to delays in preparations. OCHA
December 2020: Philippines rolls out second phase of integrated measles, rubella, and polio SIA
Following an initial campaign in October, the Philippines will roll out the second phase of an integrated measles, rubella, and polio supplemental immunization activity drive in additional regions of the
December 2020: Ethiopia launches round two of mOPV2 campaign
Following the first round in October, Ethiopia launched round two of an mOPV2 vaccination campaign in November—targeting 7.1 million under-5 children in Harari, Oromia, SNNP and Somali regions, and in
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