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Oct 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-25-5729
Gbadebo Collins AdeyanjuCorresponding author
Background In sub-Saharan Africa, where many countries continue to experience high burdens of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing immunization access have been a priority for the governments and international organizations such as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Over 40 Gavi-supported African count…
Jun 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-16-1026
Juliet N. BabiryeCorresponding author
Millions of children continue to miss immunizations each year despite global increases in financing and advances in vaccine technology. Male involvement in routine child immunization activities could improve and sustain coverage but is rarely emphasized in immunization programs or research. This stu…
Mar 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-15-834
Rajeev Z KompithraCorresponding author
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in India delivers vaccines under its policy, through government hospitals, health centers and outreach clinics. However, the national average full immunization coverage is stagnating at about 70%. The days and times of clinics are not always convenient for…
Jul 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-25-5581
Edmond Muthee WaweruCorresponding author
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) placed significant pressure on global health systems, necessitating rapid and widespread immunization, especially among healthcare workers (HCWs). Despite being prioritized in immunization programs, variations in vaccine uptake among HCWs have been reported across…
Mar 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2994-6743.ijstd-22-4411
Abayneh TuntaCorresponding author
Background HIV causes immunosuppression, which reduces the body's immunity to diseases like COVID-19 by decreasing CD4 cells. The goal of this study is to determine whether persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who are using anti-retroviral therapy (ART) are willing to accept the Coronavirus illness…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3459
Fatih OzcelikCorresponding author
As there is no specific treatment yet, the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is being carried out with great difficulty today. The use of immune plasma is seen as a promising option since there is expectation that it will reduce mortality, as in influenza pandemics experienced in 1918 and 2009. Ho…
Aug 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-19-2983
Léhleng AGBACorresponding author
Neurology Department, University Hospital Center of Kara, Kara University, PoBox 18 Kara (Togo)
Although it is a vaccine-preventable disease, tetanus is frequently found in sub-Saharan Africa. Because of its rarity, this disease poses two problems for doctors of the 21st century: to make early diagnosis in order to refer patients to appropriate care structures, and to continue to ensure correc…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-17-1662
Fernando Díaz OteroCorresponding author
Immunization of cattle with the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, especially neonates, induces protection against Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) and has been proposed as a strategy for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the immune response induc…