allAfrica.com·3 min read·medium
Africa: Global Childhood Immunization Coverage Inches Forward Despite Conflict and Hesitancy - Unicef, WHO
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Global childhood immunization rates for DTP vaccines saw a slight increase in 2025, yet millions of children remain unvaccinated due to conflict and poverty. Measles coverage remains below the 95% threshold, leading to significant outbreaks in 57 countries.
In 2025, 90% of infants globally - or nearly 116 million - received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85% - or 110 million - completed the full three-dose series, according to the annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) released today.
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