“This year, for the first time in the history of Nepal’s National Immunization Program, all 77 districts of the country declared themselves ‘fully immunised’ – meaning that all children aged under two had officially received their recommended vaccines.

While Nepal’s immunisation system deserves its generally strong reputation, the country’s geography of extremes has made this comprehensive achievement elusive. In past years, certain districts belonging to the Himalayan regions, including Dolpa, Mugu and Humla, have not been able to count themselves as fully immunised when the national data was collated at mid-year.”

From Gavi.