In Malawi, many children miss the measles, polio and typhoid vaccines due at 9 months, but not because their families oppose vaccination. During the first months of life, immunization is reinforced through a steady rhythm of monthly visits to health facilities. But...
On a warm morning in Unguwar Rimi, a densely populated neighborhood in Kaduna North, Fatima did what the health system asked of her. She wrapped her nine-month-old son, Abubakar, to her back and walked to the health center for his measles, yellow fever and meningitis...