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For 25 years we’ve worked to protect over 1.2 billion children from preventable diseases and today we help provide vaccines for half the world’s children.
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For 25 years we’ve worked to protect over 1.2 billion children from preventable diseases and today we help provide vaccines for half the world’s children.
Follow us for science-backed health stories, global health insights and daily proof that #VaccinesWork. 💪
Ever heard of Oropouche virus? Or chikungunya virus? There’s a reason infectious disease experts are watching these viral threats closely in 2026: bit.ly/4qFWmuP Via The Conversation
Viral outbreaks are always on the horizon – here are the viruses an infectious disease expert is watching in 2026
Viral infections are on the rise and spreading across the globe.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Ever heard of Oropouche virus? Or chikungunya virus? There’s a reason infectious disease experts are watching these viral threats closely in 2026: bit.ly/4qFWmuP Via The Conversation
This seemingly ordinary bus is actually a highly sophisticated mobile laboratory that’s investigating unknown pathogens across India. Here’s how this advanced “space shuttle” is equipped to investigate and contain deadly outbreaks: bit.ly/4qabhxv
This Indian bus is actually a high-security mobile laboratory
From the plains of Uttar Pradesh to cloud-skimming Himalayan villages, RAMBAAN, a Biosafety Level 3 lab on wheels, is chasing down the next big, bad bug.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This seemingly ordinary bus is actually a highly sophisticated mobile laboratory that’s investigating unknown pathogens across India. Here’s how this advanced “space shuttle” is equipped to investigate and contain deadly outbreaks: bit.ly/4qabhxv
Turning ideas into products that improve health takes more than talent.
A new partnership in Egypt aims to strengthen biotech education and innovation across the Middle East and Africa, addressing a persistent disconnect between academia and industry.
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A new partnership in Egypt aims to strengthen biotech education and innovation across the Middle East and Africa, addressing a persistent disconnect between academia and industry.
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Egypt partnership targets African biotech academy
American University in Cairo looks to establish ‘first African academy for biotechnology.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Turning ideas into products that improve health takes more than talent.
A new partnership in Egypt aims to strengthen biotech education and innovation across the Middle East and Africa, addressing a persistent disconnect between academia and industry.
bit.ly/3N8QfAU
A new partnership in Egypt aims to strengthen biotech education and innovation across the Middle East and Africa, addressing a persistent disconnect between academia and industry.
bit.ly/3N8QfAU
What vaccine breakthroughs are coming in 2026?
We asked 5 leading experts to share the innovations in immunisation they believe will shape global health this year.
Here are the key advances to watch 🧵👇
We asked 5 leading experts to share the innovations in immunisation they believe will shape global health this year.
Here are the key advances to watch 🧵👇
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM
What vaccine breakthroughs are coming in 2026?
We asked 5 leading experts to share the innovations in immunisation they believe will shape global health this year.
Here are the key advances to watch 🧵👇
We asked 5 leading experts to share the innovations in immunisation they believe will shape global health this year.
Here are the key advances to watch 🧵👇
“We protect cattle fiercely. But we realised we were not doing the same for our children."
In Kenya’s Samburu County, 18% of children are unvaccinated – double the national rate. Now, a grassroots group of fathers is stepping up to change that.
In Kenya’s Samburu County, 18% of children are unvaccinated – double the national rate. Now, a grassroots group of fathers is stepping up to change that.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
“We protect cattle fiercely. But we realised we were not doing the same for our children."
In Kenya’s Samburu County, 18% of children are unvaccinated – double the national rate. Now, a grassroots group of fathers is stepping up to change that.
In Kenya’s Samburu County, 18% of children are unvaccinated – double the national rate. Now, a grassroots group of fathers is stepping up to change that.
From 2021 to 2025, immunisation faced some of its biggest tests and delivered some of its most significant wins yet.
Here's how we worked with countries, partners and communities to protect millions of children through it all: bit.ly/3N6LJCS
Here's how we worked with countries, partners and communities to protect millions of children through it all: bit.ly/3N6LJCS
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
From 2021 to 2025, immunisation faced some of its biggest tests and delivered some of its most significant wins yet.
Here's how we worked with countries, partners and communities to protect millions of children through it all: bit.ly/3N6LJCS
Here's how we worked with countries, partners and communities to protect millions of children through it all: bit.ly/3N6LJCS
"When I heard the song, it directed the message to me, as it said, you, mother, take your child for immunisation." A Kenyan mother explains how a choir's vaccine song changed her mind about taking her children to get their shots. bit.ly/4ppIsMw
"Singing is praying" – how a choir in Turkana, Kenya, spread the word about immunisation
Music carries, say the Turkana public health officials fighting to close post-COVID-19 immunity gaps.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
"When I heard the song, it directed the message to me, as it said, you, mother, take your child for immunisation." A Kenyan mother explains how a choir's vaccine song changed her mind about taking her children to get their shots. bit.ly/4ppIsMw
What has underpinned Gavi’s success over the past 25 years and what can it teach us about adapting multilateralism for a rapidly changing world? Read former Gavi Board Chair José Manuel Barroso’s op-ed to find out: bit.ly/45rn5TK Via Project Syndicate
A Model to Keep Multilateralism Alive
José Manuel Barroso reflects on what has made Gavi so successful, even as other international organizations have become paralyzed.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
What has underpinned Gavi’s success over the past 25 years and what can it teach us about adapting multilateralism for a rapidly changing world? Read former Gavi Board Chair José Manuel Barroso’s op-ed to find out: bit.ly/45rn5TK Via Project Syndicate
What vaccine breakthroughs are coming in 2026? We asked 5 leading experts to share the innovations that will shape global health this year — from new HIV vaccine approaches to expanding manufacturing in Africa and Latin America.
Read what's ahead: bit.ly/3YnAcBJ
Read what's ahead: bit.ly/3YnAcBJ
What are the biggest vaccine breakthroughs coming in 2026? We asked five experts
From mRNA to HIV, we asked five vaccine leaders to share the advances they believe will shape global health in 2026.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
What vaccine breakthroughs are coming in 2026? We asked 5 leading experts to share the innovations that will shape global health this year — from new HIV vaccine approaches to expanding manufacturing in Africa and Latin America.
Read what's ahead: bit.ly/3YnAcBJ
Read what's ahead: bit.ly/3YnAcBJ
The hepatitis B “birth dose” protects newborns from a chronic, liver-damaging infection, but the jab’s 24-hour window of opportunity leaves little room for logistical inefficiency.
Here’s how a new project in Nigeria’s Delta State may have cracked the timeliness code. bit.ly/498T0e0
Here’s how a new project in Nigeria’s Delta State may have cracked the timeliness code. bit.ly/498T0e0
Pilot programme massively boosts hepatitis B “birth dose” vaccination in Nigeria’s Delta state
The hepatitis B “birth dose” protects newborns from chronic, liver-killing infection, but the jab’s 24-hour window of opportunity leaves little room for logistical inefficiency. A new project in…
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January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The hepatitis B “birth dose” protects newborns from a chronic, liver-damaging infection, but the jab’s 24-hour window of opportunity leaves little room for logistical inefficiency.
Here’s how a new project in Nigeria’s Delta State may have cracked the timeliness code. bit.ly/498T0e0
Here’s how a new project in Nigeria’s Delta State may have cracked the timeliness code. bit.ly/498T0e0
All flus are not created equal.
Take Subclade K. First spotted in Norway, it caused the UK's flu season to start 4-5 weeks earlier than usual and has been dominating headlines ever since.
But is it a “superflu”? Science writer Linda Geddes explores on our Vaccines Work platform: bit.ly/3N5nR2D
Take Subclade K. First spotted in Norway, it caused the UK's flu season to start 4-5 weeks earlier than usual and has been dominating headlines ever since.
But is it a “superflu”? Science writer Linda Geddes explores on our Vaccines Work platform: bit.ly/3N5nR2D
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
All flus are not created equal.
Take Subclade K. First spotted in Norway, it caused the UK's flu season to start 4-5 weeks earlier than usual and has been dominating headlines ever since.
But is it a “superflu”? Science writer Linda Geddes explores on our Vaccines Work platform: bit.ly/3N5nR2D
Take Subclade K. First spotted in Norway, it caused the UK's flu season to start 4-5 weeks earlier than usual and has been dominating headlines ever since.
But is it a “superflu”? Science writer Linda Geddes explores on our Vaccines Work platform: bit.ly/3N5nR2D
As 2025 comes to a close, Dr Emmanuel Mugisha with the Coalition Against Typhoid reflects on the incredible progress on typhoid control accomplished this year: bit.ly/48ZDDDi
Reaching 80 million children with typhoid conjugate vaccines
As 2025 comes to a close, Dr. Emmanuel Mugisha reflects on the incredible progress on typhoid control accomplished this year.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
As 2025 comes to a close, Dr Emmanuel Mugisha with the Coalition Against Typhoid reflects on the incredible progress on typhoid control accomplished this year: bit.ly/48ZDDDi
→ New Study: COVID-19 infection poses higher, longer heart risks to children than vaccination
Headlines in 2021 about heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination sparked anxiety. To get to the bottom of this, a study analysed health records for nearly 14 million children in England.
Headlines in 2021 about heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination sparked anxiety. To get to the bottom of this, a study analysed health records for nearly 14 million children in England.
December 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
→ New Study: COVID-19 infection poses higher, longer heart risks to children than vaccination
Headlines in 2021 about heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination sparked anxiety. To get to the bottom of this, a study analysed health records for nearly 14 million children in England.
Headlines in 2021 about heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination sparked anxiety. To get to the bottom of this, a study analysed health records for nearly 14 million children in England.
In Northern Ghana, a 70-year conflict for power has turned deadly with at least 260 people killed since 2021. Residents can't cross between rival Kusasi and Mamprusi territories without military escorts.
But there's one exception: the white pickup truck of the Health Services. 🧵
But there's one exception: the white pickup truck of the Health Services. 🧵
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In Northern Ghana, a 70-year conflict for power has turned deadly with at least 260 people killed since 2021. Residents can't cross between rival Kusasi and Mamprusi territories without military escorts.
But there's one exception: the white pickup truck of the Health Services. 🧵
But there's one exception: the white pickup truck of the Health Services. 🧵
No syringes, no cold storage, no pain—just life-saving vaccines delivered straight through the skin.
Discover how a breakthrough technology is bringing protection within reach for billions.
Discover how a breakthrough technology is bringing protection within reach for billions.
December 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
No syringes, no cold storage, no pain—just life-saving vaccines delivered straight through the skin.
Discover how a breakthrough technology is bringing protection within reach for billions.
Discover how a breakthrough technology is bringing protection within reach for billions.
We know that climate change is fuelling disease outbreaks and immunisation is becoming a critical climate adaptation tool.
Here’s how we’re helping to meet these challenges head-on: bit.ly/49aMsfp
Here’s how we’re helping to meet these challenges head-on: bit.ly/49aMsfp
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We know that climate change is fuelling disease outbreaks and immunisation is becoming a critical climate adaptation tool.
Here’s how we’re helping to meet these challenges head-on: bit.ly/49aMsfp
Here’s how we’re helping to meet these challenges head-on: bit.ly/49aMsfp
On the sidelines of a girls football tournament in Zimbabwe earlier this month, 200 talented young players from 6 African nations gathered to take a shot at a major goal: ending cervical cancer.
Welcome to #GoalGetters, a partnership between The Confederation of African Football, Gavi & UEFA. 🧵
Welcome to #GoalGetters, a partnership between The Confederation of African Football, Gavi & UEFA. 🧵
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
On the sidelines of a girls football tournament in Zimbabwe earlier this month, 200 talented young players from 6 African nations gathered to take a shot at a major goal: ending cervical cancer.
Welcome to #GoalGetters, a partnership between The Confederation of African Football, Gavi & UEFA. 🧵
Welcome to #GoalGetters, a partnership between The Confederation of African Football, Gavi & UEFA. 🧵
Many people have heard of Zika virus, but do you know about Chikungunya, another mosquito-borne virus that has been causing a health crisis in East Africa since 1952?
bit.ly/4ajFKnY via CEPI
bit.ly/4ajFKnY via CEPI
The pain after the bite: Tracking Chikungunya’s debilitating impact in East Africa
Cases of a mosquito-borne virus that causes crippling disabilities are surging worldwide. Experts are working out how many people are affected in Kenya and Tanzania.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Many people have heard of Zika virus, but do you know about Chikungunya, another mosquito-borne virus that has been causing a health crisis in East Africa since 1952?
bit.ly/4ajFKnY via CEPI
bit.ly/4ajFKnY via CEPI
After nearly 4 years without safe access to vaccines, the @rescue.org REACH team negotiated access through conflict zones in Tigray, Ethiopia to reach 14,000 children at risk from preventable diseases. Here’s what it means for families to finally able to protect their children: bit.ly/3KyQy7h
Across the frontline: how vaccinators negotiated access in conflict areas of Tigray
“No child left behind” means doing what it takes to reach children marooned by conflict. Here, officers from the Gavi REACH team in Tigray explain what that really means.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
After nearly 4 years without safe access to vaccines, the @rescue.org REACH team negotiated access through conflict zones in Tigray, Ethiopia to reach 14,000 children at risk from preventable diseases. Here’s what it means for families to finally able to protect their children: bit.ly/3KyQy7h
On 10 December, the Maldives introduced pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines nationwide, a major step for child health across one of the world’s most geographically complex countries. 👏
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
On 10 December, the Maldives introduced pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines nationwide, a major step for child health across one of the world’s most geographically complex countries. 👏
Cases of a mosquito-borne virus that causes crippling disabilities are surging worldwide. Here’s more about Chikungunya’s debilitating impact in East Africa: bit.ly/4ajFKnY via CEPI
December 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Cases of a mosquito-borne virus that causes crippling disabilities are surging worldwide. Here’s more about Chikungunya’s debilitating impact in East Africa: bit.ly/4ajFKnY via CEPI
Ethiopia’s Tigray war damaged critical infrastructure and disrupted health services in the southern zones of Tigray.
Now, teams from Gavi and the @RESCUEorg's REACH project are working to restore vaccine access to families who have been marooned by conflict.
Now, teams from Gavi and the @RESCUEorg's REACH project are working to restore vaccine access to families who have been marooned by conflict.
Across the frontline: how vaccinators negotiated access in conflict areas of Tigray
“No child left behind” means doing what it takes to reach children marooned by conflict. Here, officers from the Gavi REACH team in Tigray explain what that really means.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Ethiopia’s Tigray war damaged critical infrastructure and disrupted health services in the southern zones of Tigray.
Now, teams from Gavi and the @RESCUEorg's REACH project are working to restore vaccine access to families who have been marooned by conflict.
Now, teams from Gavi and the @RESCUEorg's REACH project are working to restore vaccine access to families who have been marooned by conflict.
Seven children died last year within one month in a district in India’s Rajasthan region. The cause? An outbreak of diphtheria – a disease that can be prevented by a vaccine that's existed for over a century. (1/2)
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Seven children died last year within one month in a district in India’s Rajasthan region. The cause? An outbreak of diphtheria – a disease that can be prevented by a vaccine that's existed for over a century. (1/2)