Kenya's immunisation efforts resurge with arrival of 8 million vaccine doses

A child receives drops of Polio Vaccine in Eastleigh, Nairobi. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

The Ministry of Health says that over eight million doses of child immunisation vaccines have arrived in the country, replenishing supplies and averting a nationwide stock out.

A sum of Sh1.25 billion has been expended towards this effort, facilitating the acquisition of 1.2 million doses of Measles Rubella vaccine, 3 million doses of oral polio vaccines, 1 million doses of tetanus-diphtheria vaccines, and 3.1 million doses of BCG vaccine.