PAMJ supplements

Fifty years of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Africa

The supplement will showcase the efforts of immunization programmes across countries, serving as an opportunity for documenting innovative practices and solutions, successes and challenges, which are important for advocacy. The supplement will provide the opportunity to thoroughly document how governments and partners navigate the dynamic problems that affect immunization programmes to promote systems learning, reinforce advocacy and strengthen future strategic plans. The supplement publication will feature commentaries, essays, perspectives as well as descriptive analyses across various program areas, using available programmatic data from the immunisation and disease surveillance areas. Where available, attempts will be made to include research done using primary data. The supplement will prioritize papers from countries, giving a platform to national immunisation programs and researchers at country level to share their experiences with the wider scientific community.

Guest editors:

  • Charles Shey Wiysonge, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville (Congo)
  • Balcha Masresha, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville (Zimbabwe)
  • Raoul Kamadjeu, UNICEF, Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, New York, (United States)
  • Antoinette Ba-Nguz, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Nairobi (Kenya)
  • Abdu Abdullahi Adamu, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (Congo)
  • Duduzile Ndwandwe, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, (South Africa)

Contact: Charles Shey Wiysonge, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville (Congo)

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Table of contents


Fifty years of immunization in Africa: reflecting on the past, celebrating progress, and shaping the future (Editorial)

Charles Shey Wiysonge

Pan African Medical Journal. 11 June 2025. 51(1): 1

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A perspective on essential components for adaptability and scalability to enhance equity-driven vaccination interventions: lessons from Mozambique and Malawi (Perspectives)

Linda Shuro, Hanani Tabana, Emily Lawrence, Jocelyn Powelson, Gaspar Come, Lucia Knight, Helen Schneider

Pan African Medical Journal. 11 June 2025. 51(1): 2

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Dr Robin Biellik (1949 — 2024) (Obituary)

Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele

Pan African Medical Journal. 11 June 2025. 51(1): 3

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New approaches to measles eradication, with special reference to Africa (Essay)

William Mbabazi, Robert Davis

Pan African Medical Journal. 13 June 2025. 51(1): 4

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Can implementation research be a game changer for measles elimination in Africa? (Commentary)

Abdu Abdullahi Adamu, Balcha Girma Masresha, Charles Shey Wiysonge

Pan African Medical Journal. 13 June 2025. 51(1): 5

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We need to embed implementation research in immunization programmes in Africa (Editorial)

Charles Shey Wiysonge, Abdu Abdullahi Adamu

Pan African Medical Journal. 13 June 2025. 51(1): 6

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Towards making immunization programmes in Africa more successful: a primer on implementation Research towards making immunization programmes in Africa more successful: a primer on implementation research (Commentary)

Abdu Abdullahi Adamu, Chukwudi Arnest Nnaji, Echezona Edozie Ezeanolue, Charles Shey Wiysonge

Pan African Medical Journal. 13 June 2025. 51(1): 7

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Insights from a measles outbreak root cause analysis in Ethiopia - 2024 (Research)

Mikias Alayu Alemu, Sisay Temesgen Dema, Habtamu Alemay Anteneh, Habtamu Tilahun Guade, Abay Hagos Gebrekidan, Amare Mengistu Mersha, Gebre Asmamaw Lakew, Yonas Asefa Tufa, Endale Zemene Shibeshi, Gizaw Teka Nibzane, Fasil Teshager Hailemariam, Yamlak Gindola Kita, Fentaw Yimam, Wondimu Bekele Ayana, Tirhas Hailekiros, Kefyalew Amene, Rahel Atakilti, Emebet Alemu, Ommer Yeshaw, Sarai Malumo, Melkamu Ayalew Kokebe, Mesfin Wossen Getaneh, Melkamu Abte Afele, Balcha Girma Masresha

Pan African Medical Journal. 13 June 2025. 51(1): 8

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Vaccines as antimicrobial resistance control tools: evidence from pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in South Africa (Brief)

Chinwe Iwu-Jaja, Akhona Victress Mazingisa, Anelisa Jaca, Chidozie Declan Iwu, Charles Shey Wiysonge

Pan African Medical Journal. 13 June 2025. 51(1): 9

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The evolving landscape of rubella in the WHO African Region (Research)

Balcha Masresha, Richard Luce, Reggis Katsande, Goitom Weldegebriel, Charles Wiysonge

Pan African Medical Journal. 17 June 2025. 51(1): 10

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Advancing vaccine manufacturing in Africa: a new era for immunisation programmes towards self-sufficiency (Commentary)

Frankline Sevidzem Wirsiy, Roseline Dzekem Dine, Clovis Nchinjoh Sangwe, Nancy B Tahmo, Eugene Vernyuy Yeika, Clinton Njakoi Kwemu, Jean-Claude Kindzeka Wirsiy, Denis Ebot Ako-Arrey

Pan African Medical Journal. 19 June 2025. 51(1): 11

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