Urgent action needed to ensure more children in conflict zones are vaccinated The global strategy to make sure people everywhere have access to the vaccines they need is failing to adequately avert preventable disease in conflict-affected areas. Leila Rafei May 18 2026, 12:30pm Immunization Agenda 2030 is a World Health Organization (WHO) strategy to vaccinate more people worldwide. However, there are still major gaps in vaccination coverage and efforts in fragile, conflict, and vulnerable settings like many of those in which MSF operates, for reasons including: political, administrative, bureaucratic, and logistical barriers blocking the delivery of vaccine supplies like disrupted supply chains; security issues restricting access to remote areas where teams would previously carry out vaccination campaigns; inadequate funding for supplies and workers; and the destruction of health facilities where people could previously get vaccinated.