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IVAC Co-Hosts Workshop to Accelerate Introduction of Lifesaving Vaccines for Children

September 2023

IVAC team members traveled to N’Djamena, Chad, earlier this month for a workshop focused on accelerating the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus vaccine in four high-burden African countries: Chad, Guinea, Somalia, and South Sudan. Hosted in collaboration with the Mérieux Foundation, Every Breath Counts, Save the Children, Chad’s Ministry of Health, and […]

As Respiratory Illnesses Rise, Vaccine Access is More Important Than Ever

September 2023

With flu season around the corner and expected upticks in cases of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), we can anticipate a perfect storm of respiratory viruses — often referred to as a “tripledemic”. Since these viruses have the potential to cause serious illness and death, the tripledemic has a strong potential of straining hospitals […]

IVAC Team Presents Maternal Immunization Findings to Key Vaccine Stakeholders in Kenya

August 2023

IVAC’s Maternal Immunization Readiness Initiative (MIRI) team recently traveled to Nakuru, Kenya, to present the project’s findings to the Kenyan Ministry of Health and other maternal and child health partners. With representation from nine counties in Kenya, the three-day meeting included workshops to co-create strategies for vaccine demand generation, such as ideas for IEC materials […]