March 2023: Partner News Round-Up

March 31, 2023
Source: Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, World Health Organization, Xinhua
Cross Cutting Topic: Implementation
Health Domain: Measles/Rubella, Polio, STH (Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis), Tetanus, TRA (Trachoma), Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Region/Country: Afghanistan, CAR, Guinea, India, Iran, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen

A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC. Pakistan kicked off a national anti-polio vaccination campaign March 13...

February 2023: Partner News Round-Up

February 28, 2023
Source: Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, World Health Organization, Xinhua
Cross Cutting Topic: Implementation
Health Domain: Measles/Rubella, Polio, STH (Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis), Tetanus, TRA (Trachoma), Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Region/Country: Afghanistan, CAR, Guinea, India, Iran, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen

A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC. India’s National Capital Territory of Delhi launched a monthlong campaign against measles and rubella on February 6...

January 2023: Partner News Round-Up

January 31, 2023
Source: Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, World Health Organization, Xinhua
Cross Cutting Topic: Implementation
Health Domain: Measles/Rubella, Polio, STH (Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis), Tetanus, TRA (Trachoma), Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Region/Country: Afghanistan, CAR, Guinea, India, Iran, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen

A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC. Afghanistan launched its first polio vaccination drive of the year on January 23...

February 2022: Spotlight on MNTE Campaigns

February 28, 2022
Cross Cutting Topic: Campaign Restart
Health Domain: Tetanus
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Angola, CAR, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen

February 2022: Partner News Round-up

February 28, 2022
Health Domain: COVID-19, NTDs, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen, Zambia

A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC. Malawi will launch a national polio outbreak response vaccination campaign in March, following the detection of the first wild poliovirus case in Africa in five years. The case is also Malawi’s first in 30 years.

August 2021: MSF begins measles campaign in Jebel Marra

August 31, 2021
Source: MSF
Health Domain: Measles/Rubella, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Sudan

May 2021: Sudan continues OCV and YF campaign

May 31, 2021
Source: UNICEF
Health Domain: Cholera, Yellow Fever
Region/Country: Sudan

March 2021: Sudan reaches Ethiopian refugees with YF and cholera vaccines

April 30, 2021
Health Domain: Cholera, Polio, Yellow Fever
Region/Country: Sudan

January 2021 Partner News Round-Up

January 31, 2021
Source: World Health Organization
Health Domain: Malaria, NTDs, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Guyana, India, Liberia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sudan, Syria

Bangladesh launches MR campaign delayed since March 2020 due to COVID-19. India reschedules polio immunization drive to avoid conflict with COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Guyana launches final round of multiyear MDA against LF. Learn the latest about other outbreak responses and local campaigns.

January 2021: Sudan runs second round of nationwide polio campaign

January 31, 2021
Source: Africanews, World Health Organization
Health Domain: Polio, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Sudan

November 2020 Partner News Round-Up

November 30, 2020
Source: DAWN, Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, UNICEF, World Health Organization
Health Domain: Malaria, NTDs, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe

Bangladesh to restart previously delayed measles-rubella campaign. Ghana runs a subnational Yellow Fever campaign in select districts. 40,000 children in Northern Afghanistan miss polio campaign due to restrictions in Taliban-held areas. Learn the latest about other outbreak responses and local campaigns.

November 2020: Sudan conducts cVDPV2 outbreak response campaign

November 30, 2020
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Sudan

October 2020: Sudan plans national polio vaccination campaign

October 31, 2020
Source: OCHA, UNICEF
Cross Cutting Topic: Financing
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Sudan

October Partner News Round-Up

October 31, 2020
Health Domain: Malaria, NTDs, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Zambia

Philippines measles, polio and rubella pilot campaign cut short due to Typhoon Quinta and rise of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers. Nigeria resumes mass Yellow Fever vaccination campaign and South Sudan launches MDA against schisto. Learn the latest about other outbreak responses and local campaigns.

August Partner News Round-Up

August 31, 2020
Source: Andalou Agency, Cameroon Web, Dabanga, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, UNICEF, UNOCHA, World Health Organization
Health Domain: NTDs, Nutrition, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Cameroon, DRC, India, Pakistan, Sudan, Uganda

Polio campaigns in Pakistan and Afghanistan reach millions. India's Jharkand state runs a mass drug administration drive against lymphatic filariasis. Learn the latest about other outbreak responses and local campaigns.

August 2020: Sudan to start polio campaigns to curb ongoing spread

August 31, 2020
Source: Dabanga, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, UNOCHA
Health Domain: Polio
Region/Country: Sudan

The Galabat-Metema cross-border onchocerciasis focus: The first coordinated interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Africa

February 6, 2020
Source: Neglected Tropical Diseases
Cross Cutting Topic: Integration Models, Supply Chain Logistics
Health Domain: Oncho (Onchocerciasis)
Region/Country: Ethiopia, Sudan

November 2019: Sudan launches final phase of yellow fever campaign

November 30, 2019
Source: World Health Organization
Health Domain: Yellow Fever
Region/Country: Sudan

October 2019: Sudan launches five-day cholera campaign

October 31, 2019
Source: UNICEF
Health Domain: Cholera
Region/Country: Sudan

August 2019: Ongoing campaigns in Sudan reach 13 million children

August 31, 2019
Source: UNICEF
Health Domain: Measles/Rubella, Polio, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Sudan

April 2019: Sudan carries out combined measles/polio vaccination and vit A campaign

April 30, 2019
Source: World Health Organization
Health Domain: Measles/Rubella, Polio
Region/Country: Sudan

Region/Country: Sudan