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PS Kimtai announces Ksh1.2B allocation to procure vaccines amid shortage

The Ministry of Health has set aside Ksh1.25 billion to urgently procure vaccines amidst a shortage of children’s vaccines in the country.
In a statement on Thursday, Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai acknowledged the shortage of the BCG vaccine, Oral Polio Vaccine, and Measles Rubella Vaccine, with only two months of stock available nationwide.
PS Kimtai further revealed that stock levels for most other routine childhood vaccines, including those supported by Gavi (such as Pneumococcal, Rotavirus, HPV, and Malaria vaccines), are low, with only three to six months of stock available.
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