Despite being easily prevented by a simple vaccine, Maternal and Newborn Tetanus continues to claim the life of a baby every nine minutes.
UNICEF and Pampers' 1 pack = 1 vaccine campaign is helping to protect 100 million women and their babies from this disease. Thanks to this year’s campaign, we will be able to protect even more.
These photos, taken in a remote area of the Papua region, Indonesia, show some of the women and their babies that have benefitted from the campaign. To find out more and support the campaign, visit the Pampers website.
A baby's pregnant mother receives her first tetanus vaccination.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
Family houses in the swampy Asmat region of Papua.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
The tetanus vaccine. Just two injections will protect a mother for three years, and her newborn baby for two months from maternal and newborn tetanus.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
Regina lives in the tiny village of Sawa Erma, a two and a half hour boat ride from the nearest town of Agatz, in the remote Asmat district of Papua. She lives with her husband and five children and this is her eighth pregnancy. She has recently received her second tetanus vaccine.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
Children in Sawa Erma watching a health sensitisation video.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
Teenagers at the Sawa Erma school. They have just received their first tetanus injection, and are proudly showing their vaccination record.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
The children’s English teacher also received a tetanus injection. For the 24 year old, this is her second vaccination, and she is now protected from tetanus for 3 years.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
A pregnant woman receiving her first tetanus injection, in Pupis. In this remote village, the only access that the community have to health care is the health boat that visits them once a month.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
The long house in Pupis, where the health clinic takes place.
©Josh Estey/UNICEF 2011 Papua, Indonesia
