Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, helps vaccinate half the world’s children against deadly and debilitating diseases. #VaccinesWork #COVAX #OneWorldProtected
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Bilharzia is a skin-burrowing worm that can result in serious health complications including bladder cancer.
The parasite is endemic in Zimbabwe, and #climatechange threatens to increase its prevalence: bit.ly/3RKdvUy
Cholera cases continue to increase, especially in Africa. We are grateful to the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance alliance supporting access to vaccines for countries which need it most. With their partnership, mothers like Esmie can get their children vaccinated: bit.ly/3H5atVS
Worldwide, 750,000 children died last year from severe #pneumonia . As of 2022, Nigeria has achieved 60% coverage with the final dose of the PCV vaccine and has seen a significant reduction in the burden of disease: bit.ly/47lYC08 Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA #VaccinesWork
“Trust is what holds our societies – and health systems – together. We lose it at our peril” - WHO/Europe Director Hans Kluge and Estonia’s Minister of Health Riina Sikkut examine why trust in healthcare is waning and what can be done about it: bit.ly/3tCp5sE
#Cervicalcancer kills one woman every two minutes – in 2020 cervical cancer killed 342,000 women. The good news is that there is an incredibly effective vaccine that can prevent up to 90% of all cervical cancer cases: bit.ly/474ohf8 #VaccinesWork
The human papillomavirus is the leading cause of #cervicalcancer worldwide, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Here’s everything you need to know about the life-saving HPV vaccine: bit.ly/474ohf8 #VaccinesWork
'Thank God for the PCV vaccine. My daughter overcame the #pneumonia ” - since PCV joined the roster of routine jabs in Nigeria, researchers have found a measurable reduction in the deadly burden of severe pneumonia: bit.ly/47lYC08 #VaccinesWork #StopPneumonia
In 2020, about 70,000 women in the African region lost their lives to cervical cancer.
This #CervicalCancer awareness month, I urge you to stay informed, get screened, and get vaccinated.
Let's make cervical cancer history.
Vaccines protect against diseases like:
✅Cervical cancer
✅Cholera
✅Diphtheria
✅Ebola
✅Hep B
✅Measles
✅Meningitis
✅Influenza
✅Mumps
✅Pertussis
✅Pneumonia
✅Polio
✅Rabies
✅Rotavirus
✅Rubella
✅Tetanus
✅Typhoid
✅Varicella
✅Yellow Fever
Yes, #VaccinesWork 💉!
300,000+ women die from cervical cancer every year.
Access to screening, vaccination & treatment is key to end this preventable disease.
More from World Health Organization (WHO) during January's cervical cancer awareness month: who.int/health-topics/…
Measles cases and deaths are climbing at a scary pace. By increasing access to life-saving measles vaccines in 2024, especially for the millions of children who have never received a single dose, we can save lives and help countries get back on track.
Learn more from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance 👇
Thank you Dr Zaeem Ul Haq - a moving account underlining why the @Gavi Board approved a US$ 1 billion initiative to help boost vaccine manufacturing across Africa. As you rightly say, it 'will not only save lives but also bolster its economy': bit.ly/41lzlCb