Stories on Global Immunization

Updated September 5, 2023

A mother holds her child, whose finger is being marked to show that the child received a polio vaccine.

Stopping an Outbreak in Its Tracks: Polio Response in Mozambique

September 2023

CDC assists rapid response to a wild poliovirus outbreak in Mozambique.

Photo Essay: Urgently Working to Find and Vaccinate Children Worldwide

April 2023

Pandemic-related disruptions lost us 30 years of progress on protecting children with immunizations.

Sticker created by The Hepatitis Aid Organization in Uganda.

Partnering to Increase Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccination in Africa

April 2023

In 2022, CDC partnered with the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination at The Task Force for Global Health and civil society organizations in Africa to encourage hepatitis B vaccination at birth.

Pointing at a paper pad, an instructor details factors involved in oral cholera vaccine planning at a training in Nigeria.

Multi-year Planning for Oral Cholera Vaccines Needed to Inform Global Vaccine Supply and Help Prevent Deadly Outbreaks

June 2022

CDC-supported trainings can help countries improve applications for oral cholera vaccine and campaign quality.

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Photos From The Field

Reaching Remote Areas

A male nurse carries vaccines and supplies along a jungle trail in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A mother with an infant and small child watches as 2 female healthcare workers conduct a routine immunization session.

Supporting Immunization in India

Healthcare workers advise a mother with an infant and small child during a routine immunization session at the Kabir Nagar Health Post in Aurangabad, India.

Two mothers hold their babies as they wait for vaccination in India.

200 Children Immunized a Week

Mothers line up to have their children registered for immunization at the Lotus Colony Health Post in Mumbai, India. The health post immunizes about 200 children each week.

Waiting for Vaccination

A young girl's hand rests in the hand of her mother as they wait for vaccination in India.

Kicking Polio Out of Africa

A bicycle stands in an African street with a Kick Polio Out of Africa bag over its handlebars.

Public health worker interviews a family outside their mud brick home in Malawi.

Field Interviews in Malawi

Local public health staff member conducts a vaccination interview with a family in the Rumphi District of Malawi.

Fully masked health workers walk through narrow streets in the Philippines for a vaccination campaign.

Street-to-Street Vaccination

Masked health workers walk through narrow streets in the Philippines for a vaccination campaign held during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Working Through the Weather

Health workers carry vaccines through the rain in the Philippines, 2020.

Can We Get a Ride?

Young boys gather around a visiting CDC truck.

Children in Cambodia show their marked fingers, providing they've been vaccinated.

Proud to be Vaccinated

Children proudly lift their marked fingers (showing proof of their vaccination) in Cambodia.