Making sure vaccines reach everyone, everywhere is no easy feat—especially in remote areas. In April, Melinda French Gates & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance CEO Dr. Sania Nishtar discussed how a simple but crucial tool like a vaccine carrier can ensure vaccines stay cool and withstand long journeys.
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We are optimists, aiding in removing the barriers that limit people from reaching their full potential. In developing countries, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life.
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Rotavirus and pneumonia are two of the top killers of children under age five, and they can be prevented with vaccines. Supporting Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ensures these life-saving shots reach every community so kids can survive and thrive. #ForOurFuture
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Yesterday, leaders and champions from around the world gathered in Paris to reaffirm the value of immunization and support the next chapter of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. At “The Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation,” Gavi announced the investment opportunity for its next strategic period that will ensure Gavi’s work continues through 2030, and that the life-saving protection of vaccines reaches more children than ever before. Alongside Gavi’s announcement, “The Starting Line” campaign held a successful kick-off at the Global Forum, helping to raise awareness about the importance of equal access to vaccines for everyone, everywhere. Thank you to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Government of France and the African Union for co-hosting such an important event; to those who pledged to support Gavi’s mission of working together to ensure vaccines reach those who need them most; and to the champions who raise their voices so that every child has the chance of a healthy start in life. #ForOurFuture
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Vaccines are for everybody, no matter where they live. Through their powerful testimonies, health leaders Dr. Awa Marie Coll Seck, Theo Sowa, and Dr. Prima Josephine tell the story of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's impact, and why investments in immunization are essential #ForOurFuture: https://gates.ly/3RBieIX
CEO Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Senator, Former Spl Assistant of the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Federal Minister, Pakistan. Global health advocate.
Truly humbled and honoured to see so much solidarity, passion and commitment to global health at today’s Protecting Our Future Summit. It is this show of strength that is critical to ensure Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance can protect 500 million children, saving over 8 million lives between 2026 and 2030. Today Gavi called on donors to support our efforts to protect more children, against more diseases, faster than ever before. The Alliance needs at least US$ 9 billion in new donor funding: an investment to protect more children, against more diseases, faster than ever before. #ForOurFuture
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Every child deserves to live their best life, which includes protection from vaccine-preventable diseases. In April, Melinda French Gates talked to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance CEO Dr. Sania Nishtar about Gavi’s vital role in vaccinating over 1B children. By continuing to support Gavi, we can protect generations to come.
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Discovering that a single-dose HPV vaccine is effective in helping prevent cervical cancer is one giant step for global health. But Dr. Ruanne Barnabas and the KEN SHE team had to embark on a lengthy, unpredictable journey before they reached this transformational checkpoint. And still, there is more work to be done. Watch the full video to retrace the steps Dr. Barnabas and her team took in making this extraordinary discovery: https://gates.ly/4crxmAE
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Over half of African nations have instant payment systems that allow users to send money to each other digitally regardless of the bank or financial service provider they use. These services save users money and time, with lower fees, better exchange rates, and easier ways to access funds. We believe every African country can adopt inclusive instant payments by 2030. But we shouldn’t stop there. Governments should work together to connect all of these systems and build a continent-wide, equitable payment system that could fuel innovation and economic growth that benefits us all. Read more from Sabine Mensah, deputy CEO of AfricaNenda, and Michael Wiegand, the foundation’s director of Inclusive Financial Systems: https://bit.ly/3xqRxQf
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Every minute, a woman is diagnosed with cervical cancer. Every two minutes, a woman dies from it. But what if a single dose of HPV vaccine could provide effective protection against this deadly disease? Learn how a group of scientists, led by Dr. Ruanne Barnabas, set out to prove the efficacy of a single dose, making it much easier to ensure that more women are vaccinated and protected: https://gates.ly/4eqtfqc
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A world without malaria is possible, but we need to act now to make it a reality. A push to eradicate malaria will protect millions of lives, save money in the long run, and improve the earning potential of families and households to boost economies. Read more from Natasha Loder: https://econ.st/4eoiLYr
New fronts are opening in the war against malaria
economist.com
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The world is now on the cusp of eradicating polio. As Richard Conniff writes in The New York Times, one of the biggest drivers of the campaign’s success comes from a simple strategy: empower local communities. “Knowledge about the disease flows not just from medical experts in great research centers to people in developing nations, but the other way as well, with workers on the front lines providing crucial information to stop the disease in their own areas and beyond. The lesson here: The medical tools needed to detect and contain any disease work best in the hands of the people most directly affected by it.” https://nyti.ms/4b8NfL4
Opinion | The End of Polio Is in Sight. What Have We Learned?
https://www.nytimes.com