American Red Cross and its Measles Initiative partners are traveling to Ghana in December to vaccinate nearly eight million children against the highly contagious and deadly disease, completing the last of nine countries in this year’s scheduled vaccination campaigns.
Following the Ghana campaign, nearly 72 million vaccinations will have been given to children across Africa, saving an estimated 106,217 lives.
More than 20 Red Cross workers, volunteers and donors from chapters across the U.S. will join the Ghana Red Cross Society from December 9-13, in a campaign to vaccinate all at-risk children under the age of 15 years, preventing 11,466 deaths. Ghana is one of 36 Sub-Saharan African countries included in the Measles Initiative’s 5-year program to vaccinate 200 million children through both mass and follow-up campaigns to reduce measles mortality. With the completion of the Ghana campaign, nearly 72 million vaccinations will have been given across Africa, saving an estimated 106,217 lives.
Journey along with them by reading their journal entries and stories and viewing the images taken in remote African villages. You can help future vaccination campaigns by selecting Measles Initiative on our secure online donations page.
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