Show us the vaccines, advocates demand amid acute shortage

Harold Kipchumba, immunisation ambassador, administers polio jab to a baby during a recent polio campaign in Garissa. [Photo Courtesy]

Health experts and survivors of polio are calling on the government to urgently address a critical shortage of newborn vaccines, warning that continued delays are putting infants at risk of paralysis and early death.

Leading health organisations and child health advocates have written to the Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Dr Ouma Oluga, as well as to Parliament, demanding immediate intervention to resolve the ongoing stock-outs and ensure newborns are protected.