The Ministry of Health has engaged border towns and hard-to-reach areas to administer children’s vaccines. According to a press release dated August 6, 2025, the primary focus of this exercise is to vaccinate children under two years of age, including infants and toddlers who are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and those who have missed one or more routine immunization doses as outlined in the national immunization schedule.
The Cross-border immunization efforts are taking place in towns such as Buutou and Cavalla (bordering Côte d’Ivoire), Ganta (near the Guinea border), and regions along the Sierra Leone-Liberia border, in addition to other communities across all fifteen counties of Liberia.
This nationwide immunization campaign is currently underway across the nation, reaching deep into its border towns and remote communities in an ambitious effort to protect children from life-threatening, vaccine-preventable diseases.
The campaign is being conducted under the Periodic Intensification of Routine Immunization (PIRI) strategy. It also aims to increase immunization coverage, reach zero-dose children, and target under-immunized populations, particularly in hard-to-reach communities.
The campaign also targets communities located near international and administrative borders, as well as areas with poor sanitation or high disease burden. Health workers, supported by the Ministry of Health and development partners, are going door-to-door and establishing temporary outreach sites to ensure that no child is left behind.
