Vaccines saving millions in Somalia: Urgent need to scale up routine immunisation programme

Immunisation saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the worlds most successful and cost-effective public health interventions.

Somalia: From the moment we’re born, we’re all at risk of contracting diseases. So the question is, are we aware enough? Are we responsible enough? Are we immune enough?

Not long ago infections like influenza, tetanus, chickenpox and measles were prolonged, painful illnesses, which often resulted in death.

Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the worlds most successful and cost-effective public health interventions.