UNICEF Kenya - Introduction of the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV)

Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g. contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and can cause paralysis.

As part of the global polio end game, Kenya introduced in 2016 the inactivated polio vaccine, also known as IPV. To date, two types of polio vaccines have been used throughout the world and are available on the international market: OPV and IPV. Vaccines that contain live attenuated viruses, such as oral polio vaccine (OPV), are extremely safe and effective for immunizing children against polio. The IPV vaccine on the other hand is a mixture of inactivated, killed strains of all three poliovirus types. The vaccine is administered through an injection, and is extremely effective in protecting children from the polio disease.

We produced a set of three beneficiary stories of mothers in Muranga County, Kenya.

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Client: UNICEF Kenya

Services: Video production

Year: 2016