World Immunization Week occurs annually during the last week of April. The campaign aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines in all age groups to prevent ...

Vaccines are like insurance; they’re important for health as well as safe to take, said Dr NK Arora, the former Chairperson and currently a member of the National Technical Advisory Group on ...

The last week of April each year is marked by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners as World Immunization Week. It aims to raise public awareness of how immunization saves lives, ...

From polio to measles, vaccines have remained one of the most powerful tools in public health, saving six lives every minute, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as it marked World ...

In its inception in 1974, the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) focused on protecting all children against 6 childhood illnesses. Still, today, this number has grown to 13 universally ...

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 30 2025 (IPS) - For 2025, the theme of World Health Immunization Week (24-30 April), “Immunization for All is Humanly Possible”, emphasizes the need to eradicate disparities in ...

With the global resurgence of many vaccine-preventable diseases, World Immunization Week (April 24-30) provides a timely opportunity for Canadians to reflect on the goal of “Immunization for All.” The ...

On 23rd April 2012 Tanzania joined other countries in the world in the implementation of the Immunization Week. The national launch took place in Dar Es Salaam and it was officiated by the Hon.

Measles and other diseases are on the rise, straining health systems and putting lives at risk. A call to action to invest in immunization as funding cuts jeopardize hard-won global gains. Twelve-year ...