In Sudan, the ongoing civil war has led to a severe humanitarian crisis, causing a dramatic drop in childhood vaccination rates from over 90% in 2022 to 48%. The World Health Organization reports that this makes Sudan the lowest globally in vaccination coverage. The war has not only led to thousands of deaths but also caused massive displacement, impacting healthcare facilities and services. As a result, over 838,000 children did not receive any vaccinations last year, significantly affecting health indicators and access to essential healthcare.
In 2022, more than 90% of young children in Sudan received their routine vaccinations. But that figure has nearly halved to 48%, the lowest in the world.
Globally, more than 14 million infants remain unvaccinated and the world is not on track to meet goals of halving the number of these zero-dose children compared with 2019 levels by 2030.
The country's civil war began two years ago and has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions more, in what the International Rescue Committee has called the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded.
The proportion of children who have received a DTP-1 jab is seen as a key indicator of access to essential healthcare, and missing it means a child has almost zero contact with the health system.
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