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Gavi Alliance – Somalia

On April 24th, 2013 the new Pentavalent vaccine was launched in Somalia at an event attended by the Somali Minister for Health. Kate Holt, from Arete, flew up to Mogadishu to photograph the launch of the vaccine.

Somalia, along with South Sudan, has one of the lowest child immunisation rates in the world. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef, the UN children’s agency, estimated that in 2011 only 41% of Somali children had been vaccinated.

On April 24th, 2013 the new Pentavalent vaccine was launched in Somalia at an event attended by the Somali Minister for Health. The pentavalent preparation combines protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib).

Kate Holt from Arete flew up to Mogadishu to photograph the launch of the vaccine. The photographs were distributed amongst the UN agencies involved including UNICEF and the WHO for their press releases.

A slideshow of the day was then created and sent out to BBC online.


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A mother sits with her baby who has suspected Meningitis in the contagious disease unit of Benadir Hospital in Mogadishu Somalia.

Mothers wait with their babies to be vaccinated at Medina Mother and Child Health Centre in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Mothers wait with their babies to be vaccinated at Medina Mother and Child Health Centre in Mogadishu, Somalia.

A father carries his son into the isolation unit of Benadir Hospital in Mogadishu Somalia.

Somali Government soliders stand guard outside of Villa Somalia, next to a poster illustrating the future vision for Somalia in Mogadishu, Somalia.

A choir sing to mark the launch of the new Pentavalent Vaccine, attended by the Minister of Health in Villa Somalia, in Mogadishu, Somalia.

A mother holds her baby while it is vaccinated at Medina Mother and Child Health Centre in Mogadishu, Somalia.

A young child who has suspected Meningitis, lies in the isolation ward of Benadir Hospital in Mogadishu Somalia.

Mothers wait with their babies to be vaccinated at Medina Mother and Child Health Centre in Mogadishu Somalia.

A mother holds her baby and her vaccination card before being vaccinated at Medina Mother and Child Health Centre in Mogadishu Somalia.

Health care workers listen to a presentation at the launch of the new Pentavalent Vaccine, attended by the Minister of Health in Villa Somalia, in Mogadishu, Somalia.

A mother holds her baby while it is vaccinated at Medina Mother and Child Health Centre in Mogadishu, Somalia.

A mother sits with her baby who has suspected Meningitis in the contagious disease unit of Benadir Hospital in Mogadishu Somalia.

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