24/04/2024
, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases 🦠
The goal of World Immunization Week is for more children adults – and their communities – to be 🛡️ protected 🛡️ from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier, healthier lives 💪😃
This year will celebrate 5️⃣0️⃣ years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) – recognizing our collective efforts to save and improve countless lives from vaccine-preventable diseases.
In just 5 decades, we went from a world 🌍 where the death of a child was something many parents feared, to a world where every child – if vaccinated – has a chance to survive and thrive 👨👩👧👧
While global vaccine 💉 coverage is good – with 4 out of 5 kids fully covered – we have more to do.
We can make it possible for everyone to benefit from the life-saving power of vaccines.