A nationwide study suggests infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 have been virtually eliminated since vaccination began in 2008 – protecting even unvaccinated women.
Families and health leaders say community health workers deserve much of the credit for rising uptake. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Agnes Nambozo, a Ugandan nurse, climbs treacherous mountain ladders to provide vaccines to remote communities, exemplifying how healthcare workers overcome extraordinary geographic barriers to reduce childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
As Gavi turns 25, the first cohort of “Gavi babies” are coming of age, and helping to shape their communities and their countries.
Making sure all at-risk children can access the vaccine is proving to be the key to a steeply falling prevalence of the chronic infection. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.