Tag: #Vaccines
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WHO RESTRICTS ERVEBO VACCINE USE IN BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS OUTBREAK
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new emergency guidance limiting the use of the licensed Ervebo vaccine during outbreaks of Bundibugyo virus disease to approved research protocols. The decision followed an extraordinary meeting of WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation on August 19, 2026. The organisation said Ervebo should currently be used…
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IMMUNISATION GAINS AT RISK AS FUNDING DELAYS THREATEN VACCINE DELIVERY — STAKEHOLDERS WARN
Nigeria has boosted health funding sharply—but experts say delays in releasing the money could derail progress in reaching every child with life-saving vaccines. Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector say immunisation financing has surged by 233% in two years, but persistent delays in fund release are now threatening vaccine supply and routine immunisation services nationwide. They…
