Gavi makes strides in vaccinating children in Horn of Africa

NAIROBI, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, said Thursday that it has made great progress in reaching children who have never received any vaccine in the Horn of Africa and hopes to reach millions in fragile settings that are outside government health services in the coming years.

Thabani Maphosa, the managing director of country programs delivery at Gavi, said through the vaccination program, children living in hard-to-reach communities in the Horn of Africa countries, namely Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan, now have a fighting chance for a better future.