News dated
In Nepal, vaccines travel beyond broken roads. On 16 September, UNICEF documented cholera doses crossing a river on a manually operated ropeway and government drones working in some areas. The campaign follows the 26 August floods, covers Rasuwa and Nuwakot, and requires an uninterrupted cold chain. [1]
WHO reports that the campaign, launched on 10 September, had reached more than 50,000 people aged one or older by 15 September. These are vaccinated people, a different measure from doses transported. Routine immunization services have resumed; the measles-rubella campaign described in the same update was still being prepared. [2]
The bright side
UNICEF links vaccination with safe water, hygiene and surveillance: the response combines several interventions. [1]
Straight from the source.
- Vaccines on the move UNICEF Nepal · 16 Sept 2026
- WHO supports immunization programme continuity in Nepal's flood-affected areas World Health Organization · 16 Sept 2026
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