10 May 2013 -- In the last week of April 2013, more than 180 countries, WHO and partners marked World Immunization Week. This package of feature stories from different countries highlighted the progress being made against vaccine-preventable diseases in every WHO Region.
Key facts
- Immunization prevents illness, disability and death from vaccine-preventable diseases including diphtheria, measles, pertussis, pneumonia, polio, rotavirus diarrhoea, rubella and tetanus.
- Global vaccination coverage is holding steady.
- Immunization currently averts an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths every year.
- But an estimated 22 million infants worldwide are still missing out on basic vaccines.
- 2-3 million deaths are averted anually by vaccination.
- 83% of infants vaccinated with 3 DTP vaccine in 2011.
- 22.4 million children incompletely vaccinated at 12 months ago.
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