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AVENIR and the Ministry of Health in Niger launch large-scale azithromycin MDA across five regions
From 15 to 19 July 2026, the REACH AVENIR project in Niger, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, is implementing a mass distribution administration (MDA) campaign, delivering azithromycin to children aged between 1 and 59 months in the regions of Dosso, Tahoua, Maradi, Zinder and Agadez. This public health intervention, part…
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AVENIR II completes third cycle of MDA in Agadez and Dosso regions
Between 21 and 25 June 2025, the AVENIR project team successfully completed the third round of mass distribution of azithromycin (MDA) in the Agadez and Dosso regions. This campaign, part of AVENIR’s Phase II REACH project, was preceded by the usual preparatory activities: meetings with local authorities and training for community health workers, to ensure…
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AVENIR launches its first mass distribution campaign for azithromycin in the Agadez region of Niger
As part of Phase II of the AVENIR project, the Agadez region is preparing for its first mass administration of azithromycin in June 2025. This campaign will target children under five years of age in the region’s seven districts: Arlit, Aderbissenat, Agadez commune, Bilma, Ingall, Iferouāne, and Tchirozerine. To ensure effective and safe implementation in…
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AVENIR successfully completes 2nd round of azithromycin distribution in Niger
AVENIR Phase II implementation: Campaign expansion Following the launch of Phase II of the AVENIR project in Dosso, Tahoua and Maradi, the second round of azithromycin distribution took place between 10 and 14 February 2025 in these three regions, with Zinder also included in the programme between 11 and 15 February 2025. Seamless implementation was ensured thanks to in-depth…
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AVENIR II treats more than 2.5 million children in second round of MDA in Niger
AVENIR II Azithromycin MDA, second cycle, February 2025 The AVENIR project continues its mission to improve child health in Niger through the mass distribution of azithromycin. After a highly successful first phase, the second phase kicked off with the first round of distribution in Dosso, Tahoua, and Maradi. The MDA campaign in the Tahoua, Dosso…
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Updates from the field – AVENIR II in November
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AVENIR II in Niger – November 2024 November saw the successful completion of a number of activities, including the continued mass distribution of azithromycin in the Dosso and Tahoua regions. Outstanding coverage This campaign has enabled coverage areas for the intervention to be extended, particularly in the surveillance integrated health centres (CSIs), of which there…
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AVENIR II in September 2024
September was a busy month for AVENIR, with activities ranging from training courses to meetings with health and district authorities. Preparations for AVENIR II in Zinder With the second phase of the project progressing successfully in the Maradi, Dosso and Tahoua regions, activities will begin in the Zinder region during the last quarter of 2024.…
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Updates from the AVENIR project in Niger – August 2024
The “Azithromycine pour la Vie des Enfants au Niger” (“Azithromycin to Save the Lives of Children in Niger”) project, known as AVENIR, continues to make significant progress in reducing child mortality and morbidity in Niger. One of the highlights of the AVENIR project in August was the successful completion of data collection on pregnancy history in the Tahoua and Dosso…
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AVENIR project updates, July 2024
A growing intervention The second phase of the AVENIR project is getting underway in the Dosso region of Niger during the fourth quarter of 2024. In preparation for this intervention, a national coordination team has been assigned to the region to prepare the ground for future activities and to ensure that all stakeholders are fully…