Save The Children: The first shipment of vaccines to South Kordofan state in nearly three years. Two truckloads of 11 key routine vaccines from Save the Children arrived in Kadugli town in South Kordofan this weekend. South Kordofan had not received any vaccines since July 2023 due to a siege blocking medical and humanitarian supplies.
PORT SUDAN, MARCH 2: The first shipment of vaccines to South Kordofan state in nearly three years will restore lifesaving immunisation services to children and communities cut off from essential supplies due to conflict and siege, Save the Children said.
Two truckloads of 11 key routine vaccines from Save the Children arrived in Kadugli town in South Kordofan in south-central Sudan this weekend, delivering a total of 18 metric tons of vaccines.
The shipment included the tuberculosis BCG vaccine, oral polio vaccine (OPV) and pentavalent, which protects against five deadly childhood diseases including diphtheria, tetanus, and hepatitis B. The shipment also contained lifesaving rotavirus, pneumococcal, measles, meningococcal A, inactivated Polio (IPV) and Yellow Fever vaccines.
South Kordofan had not received any vaccines since July 2023 due to a siege blocking medical and humanitarian supplies. This left thousands of children without protection to preventable disease at a time when malnutrition and displacement were putting them at heightened risk.
Save the Children said this delivery marked a critical step in stabilising health services in the state. The shipment will support immunisation across five localities including Kadugli, where famine was confirmed in September 2025. Families in AlReif Alshargi, Aldalang, Habila and Al Goos will also benefit, with more than 24,500 children set to receive routine vaccinations this year. In addition, nearly 6,000 women will receive the tetanus vaccine.
Funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Save the Children works with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and consortium partners to support immunisation services in 38 fixed health facilities, 52 outreach sites and six mobile teams in South Kordofan.
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