How does a dating app for cows lead to better grades? The connections our partners create to make the world better can be unexpected, but one thing is clear: When you remove the barriers to someone’s potential, the possibilities are endless.
A cohort of Kenyan nurses and midwives are using a new AI-enabled ultrasound machine designed specifically for low- and middle-income countries.
On
#IDM2024
, read more about the technology that’s “revolutionizing” the profession:
By investing in midwifery training and services–and scaling midwifery-delivered care–we could save 4.3M women and newborns annually by 2035.
Ahead of International Day of the Midwife, we’re celebrating the impact and dedication of midwives around the world.
#IDM2024
New
@WHO
data shows that measles cases nearly doubled from 2022-2023. Fortunately, we have tools to stop the spread.
Organizations like
@Gavi
are working with partners to strengthen routine immunization around the🌎and get people the vaccines they need.
Congratulations to Alaa Murabit, director of our foundation's health advocacy and communications work, for being included in the 2024
#TIME100HEALTH
list.
See the full list here:
Last week I reconnected with our incredible
@gatesfoundation
staff and partners in Ethiopia. Their tremendous work driving progress left me feeling energized & ready to further our mission to ensure everyone can reach their full potential. Until next time! 🇪🇹
Immunization efforts led by
@Rotary
and GPEI partners have made it
#HumanlyPossible
to eliminate wild polio from every country except two.
This
#WorldImmunizationWeek
, let’s recommit to reaching children with vaccines so we can
#EndPolio
for good.
Vaccines work. They:
📉Reduce infant mortality
🛑Stop disease outbreaks
🦠
#EndPolio
for good
🏠Build healthier communities
🌎Create a more equitable world
Immunization for all is
#HumanlyPossible
.
In the last 50 years,
#immunization
has decreased infant mortality by 40%.
That means more children now reach their 5th birthday than ever before in human history.
Celebrate and protect this incredible achievement. Fund immunization for all.
A healthier world is…
Child deaths have decreased by more than half since 1990. Vaccines have played a critical role in this success. 💉
@BillGates
explains.
#WorldImmunizationWeek