HCE STAC member Dr. Deborah McFarland co-authors new analysis on Lymphatic Filariasis elimination
Dr. Deborah McFarland, member of the HCE Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, has co-authored a new analysis that measures the effects of disease-specific programs on national health systems, and uses
Director’s Corner: Successes from 2021, and goals for 2022
Happy New Year! I would like to extend our thanks to everyone who engaged with us to make 2021 a successful year. The entire HCE Program Office is grateful for
HCE STAC Chair Jim Lavery Featured on iCHORDS Podcast
Dr. Jim Lavery, Chair of the Health Campaign Effectiveness Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), recently participated in the iCHORDS podcast The Last Mile. In the episode, titled “It’s Time
December 2021: Ethiopia’s Afar region conducts nutrition campaign
In Ethiopia’s conflicted Afar region, the U.N. dispatched more than 5,700 packs of Vitamin A to conduct a nutrition campaign targeting an estimated 500,000 children as part of humanitarian emergency
December 2021: Nigeria’s Kwara state launches integrated measles and polio campaign
Nigeria’s Kwara state launched an integrated measles and polio vaccination campaign in December, with plans to vaccinate 601,865 children against measles at designated primary healthcare centers in 16 local government
December 2021: Nigeria’s Osun state kicks off MNCH Week
Nigeria’s Osun state kicked off its annual Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week on December 17, offering interventions such as Vitamin A supplementation, nutrition screening, deworming, immunization, iron folate
December 2021: Niger’s Maradi region runs cholera campaign
Niger’s Maradi region ran a cholera vaccination campaign in November and December, targeting nearly 2 million people with two doses of OCV. The first dose was distributed beginning November 22,
December 2021: Violence mars polio campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Violence marred an anti-polio campaign in northwestern Pakistan in December, with shooters from the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) killing police officers escorting vaccination teams in two separate incidents. The attacks occurred
December 2021: Uganda plans nationwide polio drive
Uganda will begin a national polio vaccination campaign in January, aiming to reach nearly 8.8 million children age 5 and under with nOPV2 drops. The first round will start January
December 2021: Egypt holds nationwide polio campaign
Egypt ran a nationwide polio campaign December 19-22, targeting 16.5 million children under age 5. During the four-day campaign, 45,000 vaccination teams comprised of 90,000 health workers administered OPV drops
December 2021: Pakistan holds historic immunization campaign
Pakistan ran the largest immunization campaign in the country’s history in November. During the 12-day campaign (November 15-27), over 93 million children ages 9 months to 15 years were vaccinated
December 2021: Ebola outbreak ends in DRC
The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of an Ebola outbreak in the North Kivu province on December 16. More than 1,800 people were vaccinated in an outbreak
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