Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Over 100 million vaccine doses have been delivered to an estimated 18.3 million children aged 1 to 5 across 36 countries through the Big Catch-Up campaign since its launch in 2023.
Vaccines protect against more than 30 diseases and even some cancers, including cervical cancer. They have improved infant survival by 40% over the past 50 years and protected tens of millions of children from lifelong disabilities.
On World Immunization Week, I call on countries to sustain and expand vaccination coverage at every age, protecting children from dying, safeguarding adolescents’ futures, and supporting longer, healthier lives for older generations.”
