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Vaccine lifeline: Ministry flags off 6.2m Polio, BCG shots to ease shortage

Health CS Aden Duale addressing the media at Afya House, Nairobi on June 12, 2025 during the flagging off the doses of BCG vaccines to the counties[Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Ministry of Health has on Thursday flagged off a  consignment of vaccines to regional stores across the country.

Presiding over the flag-off at Afya House, Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said this marked a boost to immunisation efforts amid the prolonged shortage in the country.

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