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The DRC’s response to Covid-19 must be tailored to local context

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Immunisation and other preventative programmes for malaria, cholera, measles and malnutrition, which kill children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, must continue
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Malaria deaths could double during Covid-19 pandemic, warns WHO

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The World Health Organisation said people could die of preventable illnesses if steps to control malaria as well as immunisation for measles, yellow fever and polio are interrupted
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[FROM OUR ARCHIVES] What can we learn from Angola’s yellow fever outbreak?

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The country's yellow fever outbreak is a timely reminder that African countries can't get complacent with their vaccination efforts.
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[FROM OUR ARCHIVES] Anti-vaxxers alive in South Africa; risking children’s lives

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Western anti-immunisation movements have taken root in local communities resulting in some parents refusing to vaccinate their children.
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African leaders step up to the plate to narrow immunisation gaps

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African ministers are taking new steps to provide vaccines for children who don't have access.
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Billions raised in Gates-championed vaccination drive

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Donations led by the UK and Bill Gates have far exceeded the $3.7-billion targeted in a drive to fund vaccinations for children in poor countries.
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Billions for immunisation

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Watch as Bill Gates and others gather today to pledge billions to save children across the world
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Polio kills 97 in Congo; mass immunisations planned

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Unicef gets ready to launch a mass immunisation campaign in the Republic of Congo, after an outbreak of polio claimed 97 lives in under a week.
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Vaccine gains could be lost

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Children are the losers as funding for immunisation dries up.
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To vaccinate or …

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Are dissenting parents putting other children -- and communities -- at risk? Nechama Brodie reports
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