24th to 30th April – World Immunization week
Author and institutional affiliation: Yasiini Nuwamanya, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. Correspondence: Tel: 256773120564, Email: ynuwamanya@uniph.go.ug
The World Health Organization designated 24th to 30th April, every year as the World Immunization week.
The goal is for more children, adults, and their communities to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, thus living healthier and happier lives.
In Uganda, the entire month of April every year, is designated for Integrated Child Health Days during which Ministry of Health heightens interventions for improving child health and survival.
This year, the World will celebrate 50 years of the essential programme on immunization.
