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Last year, even as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine vaccinations, VillageReach and our partners were using drones to support Yellow Fever immunization campaigns in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Only 56% of people living in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever. That’s well below the 80% minimum recommended by the WHO, leaving the country very vulnerable to a resurgence of the disease – which can be deadly, but is also preventable.
Our drones delivered 32,460 Yellow Fever vaccines, immunizing 27,788 people living in hard-to-reach regions of the country's Equateur province.
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