Shield of Love: Protecting our children through immunization
Every child deserves a healthy start in life. Immunization is a powerful tool to protect our children from preventable diseases, ensuring they grow up healthy and strong.
Nigeria faces a critical challenge with 2.3 million children unvaccinated annually. accounting for the largest cohort of children without a single vaccine in the world.
#ShieldOfLove campaign is set to raise awareness about the importance of immunization and support programmatic actions to ensure that no child in Nigeria misses out on life-saving vaccines.
Why Immunize?
Vaccines are one of the most effective ways to prevent serious childhood illnesses in children. By immunizing your child, you are:
- Protecting Them: Vaccines protect children from diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, polio, and more.
- Building Community Immunity: When more children are vaccinated, the entire community is safer, especially those who cannot be vaccinated due to medical reasons.
- Preventing Outbreaks: Immunization helps prevent the resurgence of diseases that were once nearly eradicated.
Nigeria Olympic Stars Champion Immunization
Our Nigeria Olympic stars, representing fields from athletics to boxing, wrestling to badminton, and many more, are uniting to spread the vital message of vaccination. Watch them in action!
Resources for parents
Join the Campaign
Become a part of the Shield of Love community. Here's how you can get involved:
- Spread the Word: Share our resources with other parents to raise awareness about the importance of immunization.
- Support: Support our campaign to get vaccines to children in underserved communities.