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UNICEF hands over first of its kind, vaccine boats to Ministry of Health
Georgetown, Guyana, December 27, 2024:, To enhance the accessibility of essential medical services, particularly vaccination, UNICEF with funds from the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) COVID-19 vaccine Delivery Support (CDS) on Friday handed over two vaccination boats to the Ministry of Health ...
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UNICEF handover 21 refrigerators to Ministry of Health
Georgetown, Guyana, November 28, 2023:, Immunization coverage across Guyana is expected to increase and the cold chain system strengthened as UNICEF Guyana with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have procured and handed over 21 electrical refrigerators to the Ministry of H...
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Many children in Suriname have missed childhood vaccines, risking their lives and health
Paramaribo, 24 April 2023 –, After 2 years of immunization backsliding caused by the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, we must catch-up! We must restore and strengthen immunization services to reach all children missing out on the life-saving benefits of vaccines, and we must stop outbreaks from accelerating. The theme for this year’s World Immunization Week: “Get up-to-date,…, Suriname annually reports vaccination coverages for key childhood vaccin...
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Community, religious leaders join healthcare workers to tackle vaccine hesitancy in Region 2
ANNA REGINA, 15 MARCH 2022, – Forty (40) healthcare, community and religious leaders are being trained to tackle vaccine hesitancy in Region 2. Led by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and with financial support from the United States Agency for International ...
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Guyana receives second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX
GEORGETOWN, 10 May 2021, – Guyana today received 38,400 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations C...