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During epidemics and public health emergencies, data relating to sex, gender and pregnancy are often overlooked in favor of rapid action. Yet these data play a crucial role in ensuring an equitable and effective response. Emelie Yonally Phillips, social scientist and author of a scoping review on the subject, explains.

At the end of 2023, MSF launched a Hepatitis E vaccination campaign in the remote Fangak County of South Sudan. This area, part of the large Sudd Swamp, which floods during the rainy season, was the scene of a Hepatitis E epidemic officially declared in September 2023 by the local health authorities. Given the specific risks faced by pregnant women and the absence of a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to vaccinate children at this stage, the campaign targeted only women aged between 16 and 45. To assess the impact of this approach, a vaccination coverage survey, monitoring of adverse events and a qualitative study of acceptance of the strategy were carried out. To find out more about this initiative and its results, read the interview with Joe Aumuller, field epidemiologist, who coordinated the study