"VACCINATION CAMPAIGN"

Increasing violence from armed conflict and intercommunal clashes which have left entire villages burned to the ground in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) along with rampant sexual violence and a cholera outbreak are devastating the lives of millions of people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. UNTV CH

Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up efforts to address the historic backsliding in immunization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF

Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled the deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official. UNTV CH

People escaping conflict in Sudan continue to arrive in Chad along the border with Sudan’s Darfur region. Most new arrivals are women and children. Some refugees are receiving emergency medical attention having sustained gunshot wounds and injuries as they fled. UNHCR

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Over a million people across Mozambique’s eight provinces have been affected by the compounding effects of cholera, cyclone Freddy and its floods, polio, Covid-19 and a protracted humanitarian crisis in the north, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said. UNTV CH

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

According to UNICEF, one week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children and families. UNICEF

On 7 March 2023, WHO and UNICEF, in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group, and the Global Alliance for Vaccines, launched a cholera vaccination campaign in earthquake-hit areas of north-west Syria. The campaign will run for 10 days and targets 1.7 million people. OCHA

The World Health Organization, with European Union support, has donated 59 buses to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine to help strengthen far-flung vaccination efforts across the country during the war. WHO