Press release
Sudan kicks off polio campaign to protect over 648,000 children in hard-to-reach areas in White Nile State
13 November 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan, – The Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), kicked off a four-day house-to-house polio vaccination campaign in White Nile State, Sudan, on 11 November 2024. The four-day campaign i...
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Building trust, saving lives
Immunisation remains one of the most effective interventions for protecting children from life-threatening vaccine-preventable diseases and reducing child mortality. However, millions of children continue to miss out on the full benefits of vaccines due to barriers such as misinformation, disinformation, and lack ...
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Sudan rolls out second vaccination campaign to stop polio outbreak
17 August 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan, – More than 2.9 million children under five years of age will be vaccinated against polio in the second round of a house-to-house vaccination campaign in seven states. The Federal Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Childre...
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Going the extra mile to stop poliovirus spread
It’s day one of the polio vaccination campaign in Sudan’s Red Sea State, where poliovirus was detected in sewage samples earlier in 2024. At the crack of dawn, vaccinators set off with their vaccine carriers filled with ice packs and vials of oral polio vaccine and vitamin A to reach children in their communities....
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Sudan to respond to new emergence of variant poliovirus in Red Sea State
11 March 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan, – Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) will launch a polio vaccination campaign in April 2024 in response to a new emergence of variant poliovirus type 2 reported in January 2024. It was detected in six wastewater samples collected from September 2023 to January 2024 in the P...
Photo essay
Women behind the polio vaccination campaign
On 18 March, Sudan launched the first round of the nationwide polio outbreak response campaign targeting 5.9 million children in just four days. At the Federal Ministry of Health in Khartoum, female vaccinators, volunteers, health promoters hit the streets as early as 7 a.m. They were absolutely determined to reac...
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When a caregiver turns a vaccination advocate
Nestled in the vast arid plains of Kerenity locality in West Darfur lies the remote Habiil village. This is also home to Adam Gorish Hamid and his family after migrating with the nomadic community of Mujamri. Originally, the Hamid’s family enjoyed a nomadic lifestyle, raising camels, horses, and goats as they wat...
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Stopping the polio outbreak in Sudan
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UNICEF remarks at the launch of the polio outbreak response campaign in Sudan
Good afternoon, ladies, and gentlemen I am delighted to join you all today as we officially launch the Polio campaign, vital to stopping the Polio outbreak. Last September we celebrated the closure of the 2020 polio outbreak, a huge milestone for Sudan and especially its children. However, the recurrence of polio...
Press release
Sudan Launches Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign to Protect Children Under Five
KHARTOUM, 16 March 2023, – Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), today launched round one of a nationwide vaccination campaign to urgently stop a new polio outbreak. Round one will run from 18 March 2023 for four d...
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Polio Outbreak in Sudan
In August 2022, Sudan closed the 2020 poliovirus outbreak that affected 58 children in 15 out of 18 states. On 16 December 2022, Sudan declared a new polio outbreak after a variant type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV2) was confirmed in a four-year old boy in Kereinik locality, West Darfur state. Poliomyelitis, also known as polio, is a highly infectious disease that can lead to permanent paralysis or death. Polio can strike at any age but mainly affects c...
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Sudan gears up for the polio outbreak response campaigns
“Prior engagement with state level focal persons to map out resources needed to reach all children with vaccines, guarantees a high-quality campaign. We cannot achieve our target if we lack good micro plans that speak to the context of the localities and administrative units. This training therefore is a top prior...