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This image shows Birma Devi Kunwar, staff at the Pipalchauri Health Post in Darchula en route to the health facility carrying vaccines on her back

The hopes of a community on her back

In Darchula District at Nepal’s far-western border with India, health staff Birma Devi Kunwar brings COVID-19 vaccines to communities inaccessible by road

This image shows Dila Prasad Bhatta at his home in Duhun, Darchula

Vaccines for the most vulnerable

Dila Prasad Bhatta from Darchula District in far-western Nepal on his particular challenges as a person with disability during the pandemic

This image shows healthworker Lalita Dhami administering a COVID-19 shot to a local woman at the Pipalchauri Health Post in Darchula District in far-western Nepal

A long-awaited shot in the arm

As the COVID-19 vaccination campaign unfolds in remote reaches of the country, a reflection on the journey taken by the vaccines

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors join high-profile UNICEF supporters to urge G7 countries to donate COVID-19 vaccine doses to poor countries

Ahead of G7 leaders summit this weekend, UNICEF Ambassadors and Supporters publish joint letter urging G7 leaders to commit to sharing at least 20 per cent of available Covid-19 vaccine doses

This image shows auxiliary healthworker Rama Thapa Magar from the Palungtar Community Health Center in Gorkha District in north-central Nepal on the way to fetch COVID-19 vaccines to be used in the most recent phase of the vaccine drive targeted at providing healthworkers and frontliners the second dose of the vaccine.

Protecting those on the frontlines

Healthworkers and frontliners in Gorkha District are gaining renewed confidence in serving communities thanks to completion of their COVID-19 vaccination

This image shows Measles and rubella vaccines are lined up on a table during UNICEF-supported measles, rubella and polio vaccination campaign conducted at Barpak Village Development Committee (VDC) health post in Gorkha District, the epicentre of the April 25 earthquake.

Immunization, a force for survival

A health professional in Gorkha District reflects on the lessons that COVID-19 has to teach about the importance of vaccines and the cold chain system

This image shows David Beckham

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham leads global vaccination drive during World Immunization Week

Global partners pledge a $1 donation for every like, share or comment on social media posts mentioning ‘UNICEF’ using the hashtag #VaccinesWork until the end of April

This image shows an elderly person receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

Reaching the unreached: COVID-19 vaccinations in Jumla

Healthworkers reflect on the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations in Nepal’s far-west, and the role of the cold chain in bringing vaccines to remote communities

This image shows Ms Rachana Silwal

"We did what had to be done"

Reflections from a healthworker in central Nepal on her experience working through the COVID-19 pandemic and her relief at getting the vaccine

This image shows female community health volunteer Lalita Gupta walking across fields in Saptari District

Bringing vaccine awareness to communities

In Nepal’s southern plains, female community health volunteers are battling vaccine hesitancy on the ground