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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, helps vaccinate half the world’s children against deadly and debilitating diseases. French posts @gavi_fr #ForOurFuture
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined December 2009
When faith leaders unite behind vaccines, they build trust, change minds and save lives. 🔗 The full story:
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Faith can help science bridge the social gap, say priests and imams alike as they advocate for the cancer-blocking jab.
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Now Father Chilufya leads priests and imams across Kenya to champion the HPV vaccine. "Science has found a way. Faith can close the gap", he says. His message spreads through weddings, funerals, and youth gatherings.
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Her suffering struck him deeply. Then he learned something that changed everything: cervical cancer is primarily caused by HPV, which is up to 99% preventable with vaccination.
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A Kenyan priest walked into a cancer ward, met a woman dying of cervical cancer, and vowed to be part of the solution. 🧵
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RT @SaniaNishtar: I welcome the delivery of #mpox vaccine doses to Sierra Leone, where they will help protect those at highest risk. These….
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We're proud to partner with @UNITAID and @PATHtweets on a learning agenda and implementation science project to expand hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination and maternal screening and treatment!
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RT @Hep_Alliance: #WorldHepatitisDay is next week!. There are several ways you can get involved in WHD this year!. Join our webinar tomorro….
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Did you know the #measles virus can erase parts of the immune memory, making you more vulnerable to other diseases? Here’s why prevention is always better than the cure: Via @ConversationUK.
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By erasing immune memory, measles heightens children’s risk of life-threatening infections beyond the virus itself.
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RT @JMDBarroso: In just the first six months of 2025, countries have mobilised more domestic funding for Gavi-supported vaccines than they….
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RT @WHOSierraLeone: Sierra Leone receives 50,000 new mpox vaccine doses, supported by @WHO, @AfricaCDC, @gavi, @UNICEFSL & partners. This….
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This webinar was an opportunity to share which methods and innovative approaches were proving effective. The overall message was clear: local contexts require local solutions:
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There isn’t one simple solution for identifying and reaching zero-dose children - local contexts require local solutions.
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Gavi’s Zero-Dose Learning Hub webinar gathered experts from Bangladesh, Cambodia and Uganda to share insights on context-specific challenges. Issues ranged from language and cultural barriers to geographic and financial constraints.
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Zero-dose children have not received any routine vaccines. Geography, mobility, language, social norms, and political context can often determine who gets vaccinated and who’s left behind.
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Madagascar is in a race against time to future-proof its vaccine cold chain against extreme weather events. @rivonala77 reports on the effort to build climate-resilient health centres:
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Vaccination in Madagascar increasingly relies on a cold chain powered by solar energy – a major breakthrough for remote health centres, now facing the growing challenges of a changing climate.
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Children who receive the measles vaccine have been shown to have a significantly lower risk of infections from diseases unrelated to measles. Here’s why: Via @ConversationUK.
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By erasing immune memory, measles heightens children’s risk of life-threatening infections beyond the virus itself.
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What will it take to ensure vaccination programmes intentionally prioritise orphans and children lacking parental care? Read the full report:
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Orphans and children with absent parents are at significantly higher risk of missing out on routine immunisation, a new study has found.
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These children are more likely to live in complex and fragile circumstances – such as poverty, displacement, or in communities affected by conflict or weak health systems. This makes it even harder for them to access basic health services, including routine immunisation.
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Children without parental care have:. ➡️ Nearly 60% higher odds of being zero-dose. ➡️ 46% higher odds of being under-immunised. ➡️ 42% higher odds of missing the measles vaccine
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Nearly half of all vaccine-preventable deaths occur among zero-dose children. A new study has revealed why children without parental care are far more likely to miss out on routine immunisation. 🧵
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🦠 It’s deadly. It’s airborne. And 2 billion people live in at-risk regions. Nipah virus hasn’t made many headlines yet, but scientists are racing to develop vaccines before the next outbreak.
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Scientists are racing to combat one of the world’s deadliest viruses with two groundbreaking new vaccines.
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