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Cold chain technical support

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Three people carrying UNICEF-provided vaccines on difficult terrains on the way to a vaccination campaign to be conducted in Gorkha District, Nepal, the epicentre of the 2015 earthquake.
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What is a cold chain?

A high-quality cold chain allows health workers to deliver life-saving vaccines to every last child.

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An infant is administered a pentavalent vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B by a health worker at the UNICEF-supported MCH Clinic in Mukuru Health Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Cold chain equipment (CCE) market update

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Four-year old Fizza receives the oral vaccine against polio at DHA Collage School System, Neelum Campus during Polio D National Immunisation Day (NID) in Karachi Sindh Province, Pakistan, 2019.
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Vaccines

Vaccines protect children from disabling and deadly diseases and contribute to healthier communities by shielding us from infectious diseases.

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A child is given the polio vaccine during an immunization drive at the Giheta health centre Gitega, Burund.
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UNICEF is part of GAVI, which works to create equal access to vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest countries.

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