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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance helps vaccinate half the world’s children against deadly and debilitating diseases. #VaccinesWork #ForOurFuture

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Gavi @gavi.org · 43m
Every experience of meningitis is different. Today, meet Aima, who developed meningitis at six months old. Now, her father Irfan shares their family’s experience and what life has looked like since. Experience meningitis through their words: bit.ly/4hmasQl via the Meningitis Research Foundation
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The super El Niño could bring dangerous heat across much of the world. But the human toll isn’t expected to be evenly shared: New projections identify Africa’s Sahel as the region facing the greatest loss of life. Here’s what makes this region vulnerable: bit.ly/4hx9NKL via the Conversation.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 30/09/2026
In Kenya alone, an estimated 1.56 million people in Kenya are living with hepatitis B, yet fewer than 10% have been diagnosed. Inside one fisherman’s six-year experience of living with chronic hepatitis B: bit.ly/3VitUoC
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Living with chronic hepatitis B in Kenya
More than 10% of the people living in Migori County’s fishing communities are infected with hepatitis B, a vaccine-preventable virus that can cause liver failure and cancer.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 29/09/2026
The Big Catch Up showed what’s possible when countries, health workers, communities and partners come together to find children who have missed out on vaccination. Read more about what countries can do to keep the momentum going: bit.ly/4d7R3QO
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Gavi @gavi.org · 29/09/2026
Between 2023 and 2026, 21 million children received previously-missed vaccines through the Big Catch Up, an initiative by Gavi, @UNICEF and @WHO, working with countries. A huge milestone, and an achievement worth celebrating. 🧵
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Gavi @gavi.org · 29/09/2026
Pakistan is just one province shy of eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus, with around 94% of the country’s population living in areas pushed below the elimination level. Here’s how targeted outreach helped health workers reach women in remote and insecure areas: bit.ly/4hSWk0b
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Gavi @gavi.org · 28/09/2026
Why do some people feel wiped out after a vaccine while others barely notice it? New research published in @ScienceMagazine suggests that part of the answer may lie in how active our innate immune systems are even before our vaccinations kick in. The explanation : bit.ly/4z1C3wf
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Gavi @gavi.org · 28/09/2026
Read the full story for #WorldRabiesDay: bit.ly/4d3bXAs
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Gavi @gavi.org · 28/09/2026
Nearly one third of all dog-mediated human rabies deaths occur in Africa. In Tanzania, the Rabies Free Africa team is working to stop rabies at its source through mass dog vaccination and community education, helping reduce the risk to children. 🧵👇
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Gavi @gavi.org · 25/09/2026
A new study spanning 30 years and 194 countries and territories estimates that epidemics may be linked to the loss of around 17,500 health workers from the global workforce each year, with the greatest impact falling on countries that can least afford it. Read more: bit.ly/4rrqMTc
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Gavi @gavi.org · 25/09/2026
Bangladesh had once hoped to eliminate measles and rubella by 2020. Instead, the pandemic disrupted routine childhood vaccinations and left pockets of children vulnerable. Here’s why catching up children who missed vaccines is critical in Bangladesh and beyond: bit.ly/4yVnN7Z via The Conversation
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Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles – a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped
After a pandemic-era collapse in vaccination, Bangladesh is racing to protect children from measles, but lasting protection depends on reaching 95% coverage.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 24/09/2026
Supply chains get vaccines to communities, but what does it take to get hesitant families to open their doors? In rural Nigeria, traditional village chiefs, imams and women leaders are helping bridge that final gap. Read the full story: bit.ly/4jgENRB
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Gavi @gavi.org · 23/09/2026
Experts say declining vaccination coverage has driven the resurgence, with the huge volume of travel around this summer’s FIFA World Cup helping the virus spread across borders. What health authorities say needs to happen next: bit.ly/46HrCBR via SciDevNet
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Measles vaccine push urged in Americas after World Cup
The Americas reports record levels of measles as vaccination coverage declines and football World Cup fuels transmission.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 23/09/2026
So far in 2026, the Americas have recorded more than 51,000 confirmed measles cases, the highest number in the last 22 years, according to PAHO. 🧵
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Gavi @gavi.org · 23/09/2026
Nepal’s flood was the first emergency. Now contaminated water, crowded shelters and damaged health facilities are raising concerns about infectious disease outbreaks with health teams racing to respond. Here’s a look at the current response on the ground in Nepal: bit.ly/3TGe6LS
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Gavi @gavi.org · 22/09/2026
Needles can be a real barrier to vaccination, but small changes can make the experience less stressful. Now, new guidance identifies 17 evidence-based strategies to reduce pain, fear and distress during vaccination. Read more: bit.ly/4iHXMEC
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Gavi @gavi.org · 21/09/2026
As El Niño intensifies Indonesia’s dry season, wildfires are spreading across parts of Borneo and Sumatra, blanketing communities in smoke. Here’s what prolonged smoke exposure can mean for children and families: bit.ly/4xwJASy
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El Niño intensifies Indonesia wildfires, putting health at risk
Wildfires across Borneo and Sumatra are raising health risks for local populations, with some health offices reporting rising rates of respiratory disease.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 21/09/2026
Global health reform is back on the agenda this week at #UNGA81. But for reform to truly make a difference, health systems must work better for the people actually delivering and relying on care. Why reaching the last mile needs to be at the centre of global health reform: bit.ly/4An19XN
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Gavi @gavi.org · 21/09/2026
When vaccine supplies are scarce, doses tend to go where outbreaks are already spreading. With supply improving, countries with predictable cholera concerns can begin to vaccinate earlier, before the next expected rise in cases. How Bangladesh is shift from response to prevention: bit.ly/4rjZSwr
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Gavi @gavi.org · 18/09/2026
Read the full story on our VaccinesWork platform: bit.ly/4icDbIi
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Gavi @gavi.org · 18/09/2026
Public health 🤝 influencer culture In Liberia, social media personalities and pageant contestants used their Instagram and TikTok platforms to challenge vaccine rumours, answer questions and encourage families to get girls vaccinated against HPV. Here's how it went. 👇
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Gavi @gavi.org · 18/09/2026
Conditions there are still challenging, but communities have seen a measurable difference in keeping kids connected to essential care. The full story: bit.ly/4yavSG3
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In conflict-hit Nigeria, military escorts help vaccinators to reach children cut off from healthcare
In many communities in Yobe State, northeast Nigeria, insecurity still puts a brake on everyday life. But military escorts are helping health workers to get kids protected once more.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 18/09/2026
“I could not fully describe the kind of relief I felt that day; it felt like having a cold shower in hot weather. I was very happy that healthcare had come to my doorstep,” mother Rahama Isa said.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 18/09/2026
For years, terrorism and insurgency cut off communities from routine healthcare in northeast Nigeria. In 2022, people began to notice a shift when health workers – escorted by soldiers – began making trips to villages once more.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 17/09/2026
The story of science is often told as a series of brilliant “eureka” moments. The reality is a lot more messy – failed plans, disproven theories and a lot of unanswered questions. A new book by Roberta Kwok explores science and discovery as it really happens: bit.ly/4h9NuKL via Undark
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Book Review: The Messy Business of Making Science Happen
Roberta Kwok’s “Lost in Curiosity” makes the case for luck and hard work over eureka moments in advancing science.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 17/09/2026
When the seasonal rains arrive in Benin, the risk of malaria rises. For children with sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder, that threat can be particularly serious. Here’s how families are combining health interventions for extra protection: bit.ly/4h7tI2N
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Gavi @gavi.org · 16/09/2026
For more than a century, the world has relied on a single licensed TB vaccine. Next generation vaccines, expected from 2029, could help save an estimated 7.3 million lives and generate up to US$135 billion in economic benefits for low- and middle-income countries by 2050: bit.ly/4cHSJQL
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Gavi @gavi.org · 16/09/2026
Did you know? Two people can take the exact same dose of the exact same medicine and get very different results. One may improve while the other may feel little benefit at all. Why does that happen? This piece from the Conversation offers one potential reason why: bit.ly/3T4U1yA
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Pharmacogenomics: how your genes could help doctors choose the right medicine and dose
Your genes can affect how some medicines work. A reusable result could help doctors prescribe more safely, alongside other clinical evidence.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 16/09/2026
Lassa fever can begin with symptoms that look a lot like malaria. That can make early diagnosis difficult and allow severe complications to develop. In Ondo State, Nigeria – which accounts for a third of the country's infections – here’s how the response is adapting to the threat: bit.ly/4xUTQEZ
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Gavi @gavi.org · 15/09/2026
Gavi stands in solidarity with the people, communities and frontline health workers affected by this disaster and extend our deepest sympathies to those who have suffered loss. We remain committed to supporting Nepal’s efforts to protect vulnerable populations and rebuild resilient health services.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 15/09/2026
Gavi is working closely with the Government of Nepal and partners to understand where further support may be needed, including to help prevent outbreaks and strengthen health services as communities recover.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 15/09/2026
Last week, the International Coordination Group approved the use of 104,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine from the Gavi-funded global stockpile for pre-emptive vaccination in eight of the municipalities most affected by the floods.
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Gavi @gavi.org · 15/09/2026
The devastating floods in Nepal have taken lives, displaced families and put enormous pressure on communities and health workers already responding to the emergency. As recovery efforts continue, protecting communities from further health threats is critical. 🧵
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Gavi @gavi.org · 14/09/2026
Swine flu cases are rising across India, with several states reporting sharp increases in H1N1 infections. Health officials are urging people at higher risk of severe illness to stay alert, seek care early and keep flu vaccination up to date. Here’s what’s driving the surge: bit.ly/4hisKBT
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Gavi @gavi.org · 11/09/2026
The takeaway? Vaccines work. They remain our strongest tool to significantly reduce the severe impacts of respiratory illness, keep vulnerable populations safe and protect communities from seasonal surges. Dig into the findings: bit.ly/4A4X0rn
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Gavi @gavi.org · 11/09/2026
The data from the report shows real protection across every stage of life: 🤰 Maternal vaccination cuts infant COVID-19 hospital contacts by ~50% 👶 Infant RSV immunisations cut hospitalisations by up to 93% 🫀 Flu & COVID-19 shots cut hospitalisations by half in high-risk adults
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