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05 September 2018

Pillar 1: Early Childhood

To ensure every child in Malawi is given the best chance to survive and thrive, UNICEF takes a comprehensive approach to supporting young children

Eunice Mponda receiving her COVID-19 jab administered by health worker Justin Jiyajiya

COVID-19 jabs meet routine immunisation

Increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Aefi Tokesi playing netball with her peers at Kalima Camp

Water trucks shield flood survivors from cholera

Safe water to prevent cholera

Cholera survivor Yesaya Mussa applying chlorine to water to make it safe for drinking

The outbreak caught us unaware

Fight cholera in the flood prone district of Nsanje

The beds at the cholera treatment centre were supplied by Unicef so as to ease the burden

Creating a common front against cholera

Why Cross-border Coordination Matters

Gabadinho message on immunization

MALAWI SOCCER STAR GABADINHO MHANGO ECHOES UNICEF’S WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK

Health worker Harlod Phiri administers a measles vaccine at Chikwa VIllage Clinic in Mzimba

UNICEF and WHO warn of ‘perfect storm’ of conditions for measles outbreaks, affecting children

Reported worldwide measles cases increased by 79 per cent in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, as WHO and UNICEF warn conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses

Van Ngambi and Mamie Munthali preparing to vaccinate a child

Health workers march against polio

Reaching the remotest areas with the polio vaccine

Lezita Biston gets her daughter vaccinated against polio

Poliovirus Outbreak Response Situation Report 2

Polio response in Malawi

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A child getting a polio vaccine in Ntchisi

Poliovirus Outbreak Response Situation Report 4

Polio response in Malawi

(PDF, 959,78 KB)