Thank you, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, for pledging US $500 million at the World Economic Forum today. This will help vaccinate 370 million children annually over the next five years - a great investment in health for our Region.

Regional commitments such as these, along with national…

The Global Road Map to #DefeatMeningitis is absolutely achievable by 2030.

We have a real opportunity. For the first time, the Men5CV vaccine gives us hope of being able to eliminate #meningitis as a public health problem.
 
The benefits are not just for health, but sustainable…

#Meningitis is a leading cause of disability.

Under the patronage of President Emmanuel Macron, World Health Organization (WHO) and #France are convening a high-level meeting today to defeat meningitis.

We are grateful to the Paralympic Games for joining our effort to tackle the deadly disease, which will…

What is meningitis? Here is what you need to know about #meningitis and how to prevent it

By following WHO's roadmap for action we can prevent millions of cases to save lives and avoid long-lasting complications-and generate economic benefits of US$ 86-100.4 billion

With a new vaccine launched in Nigeria that has the potential to end large scale meningitis outbreaks, experts are meeting in Paris to discuss how to build on the momentum and defeat meningitis by 2030.

Thanks to 🇫🇷, World Health Organization (WHO) and many more for driving this up the global agenda.

Watch live: The World Health Organization (WHO)'s first high-level meeting to defeat meningitis, happening now at Institut Pasteur, hosted by the government of France: shorturl.at/chyDI
#DefeatMeningitis

This #WorldImmunizationWeek we're celebrating a remarkable milestone. New data from World Health Organization (WHO) & The Lancet shows that vaccines have saved 154M lives over the last 50 years thanks to the efforts of countries, partners, and health workers to deliver them worldwide.

From the lab to the boardroom, these champions are leading the charge against malaria. On #WorldMalariaDay we're honoring these impressive women whose work at the intersection of malaria & gender is saving lives & bringing us closer to a malaria-free world. #SheFightsMalaria 🧵

This #AfricaVaccinationWeek is an opportunity to highlight the life-saving power of #vaccines . Let us work together to ensure progress in reaching every child and seeing that they are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.
#AVW #HealthForAll #HumanlyPossible

Radical cure for relapsing P. vivax malaria is key to #malaria elimination in tropical and sub-tropical regions. In Brazil, tafenoquine & STANDARD G6PD testing to treat P. vivax malaria is already being rolled out. bit.ly/tq_Brazil #WorldMalariaDay #AccelerateTheFight

Al Awda Hospital - Nuseirat in #Gaza middle area was reportedly hit yesterday - on the fifth floor and the roof of the administration building.

The attack caused disruption to the solar energy system that supplies the hospital with electricity. Damage to water and fuel tanks was…

1/2 The Africa HealthTech Podcast is finally live. On the first episode, I am joined by Malaria expert Rose Gana F.Leke and we discussed the concerning stall in malaria eradication efforts on the continent.

Speaking on recent #mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rosamund Lewis said, 'significant efforts are being made to introduce vaccines that have been used in other parts of the world' to address recent outbreaks.

'With #H5N1 , we have not seen human-to-human transmission in the recent cases,' says Maria Van Kerkhove.

'We know influenza has the potential to cause epidemics and pandemics, which is why we have had a global influenza surveillance and response system in place for 70 years.'

We’re officially 32 days away from the 77th #WorldHealthAssembly 🌍💼Check out this week’s GHS #WHA77 Newsletter for the latest programmatic news and side events 👉 shorturl.at/LNZ46
#INB #IHR #PandemicTreaty

Per Kate OBrien, the number of #measles cases increased by ~70% in 2023, with 50 countries reporting large and disruptive outbreaks.

Measles is completely preventable. The measles vaccine is safe and highly effective at stopping one of the world's most infectious viruses.

'Thanks to immunization, a child born today is 40% more likely to see their 5th birthday than a child born 50 years ago.

More lives are being saved as more diseases are becoming vaccine preventable.' -Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
#WorldImmunizationWeek

#TheAfricaHealthTechPodcast will be launching tomorrow, 25 April. Save the date and don’t miss out. #WorldMalariaDay

Africa's heavy reliance on imported vaccines (99%) & medicine (70-90%) is not just a statistic—it's a crisis.

#AVW2024 is a week of celebrating progress but also a call to action to build local vaccine manufacturing and independence in Africa. unicef.org/press-releases…

Imagine a world where every child has the chance to grow up healthy. Thanks to vaccines, this world is #HumanlyPossible .

With 6 lives saved each minute, vaccines are one of the best investments to stop outbreaks and safeguard the futures of children everywhere.