Connect the Dots: Climate and Health
As the global climate crisis grows, its effects are becoming increasingly visible—not just through rising sea levels or extreme weather, but also in a more insidious form: the spread of infectious diseases.
Unpacking the Immunization Data of 2024
Just last week, WHO and UNICEF released their 2024 estimates of national immunization coverage. And this year's annual snapshot paints a clear picture: business as usual won’t be enough.
Funding Gavi’s Next 5 Years
Gavi’s high-level pledging summit, currently underway in Brussels, is a reminder that in an ever-uncertain global health landscape, immunization efforts remain steadfast.
The Silent Emergency of Rising Displacement
123.2 million people were forced to flee their home in 2024—that’s one in every 67 people on earth. This World Refugee Day, we are reminded of the urgent need to support forcibly displaced populations among surging conflict and health crises.
An Opportunity to Commit to Disease Elimination
The President's Budget Request for FY26 cuts overall global health spending while prioritizing polio and malaria. We can make historic progress against these diseases, but only if U.S. and multilateral programs are fully funded.
The 78th World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly just wrapped and once again, it was a big year for immunization. Here’s what you need to know.
Advocate to Vaccinate 2025 Roundup
In the midst of a rapidly changing global health landscape, we have reached the end of another successful Advocate to Vaccinate. Over the last six weeks, Shot@Life Champions mobilized in all 50 states to advocate for lifesaving global immunization programs to their policymakers.
Vaccines: The Best Investment to Save Lives
Investing in vaccine programs creates immeasurable returns—from economic prosperity to decreased mortality rates. In this blog, Wajiha Mekki delves into immunization's return on investment and the advocacy efforts needed to get there.
The Power of Collaboration: World Immunization Week 2025
Today kicks off World Immunization Week, a reminder of our progress and the road ahead in global immunization.
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Every time antibiotics are used unnecessarily, we give bacteria a chance to adapt, evolve, and become resistant. The result? Infections are harder—and sometimes impossible—to treat.
This is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). But what does #AMR really entail, and what can we do to prevent it?
Keep watching to get the answers from Dr. Kyu Rhee, a professor of medicine and lead AMR researcher at @weillcornell.
Aug 26
ONLY ONE MORE WEEK!
This is your final week to apply to the Global Health Advocacy College Ambassador Program, hosted jointly by Shot@Life and United to Beat Malaria.
Use your platform to educate and empower audiences on critical global health issues, and connect with other students, professionals, and leaders in the global health space along the way.
Last call, apply today! #linkinbio
Aug 25
Just last week, the WHO issued a new conditional recommendation for spatial repellents to control the spread of vector-borne diseases.
According to Dr. Daniel Ngamije, Director of Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases at WHO, this “opens the door to a new intervention for malaria control programs at a time when innovation is urgently needed.”
Paired with existing vaccines against vector-borne diseases like malaria (and soon enough, those against dengue), these tools will help to give everyone, everywhere a shot at life.
For more on spatial repellents and other malaria interventions, visit beatmalaria.org
Aug 22
Last week, our colleagues brought a delegation of senior U.S. Senate staff on a learning trip to Ethiopia.
The delegation saw firsthand the power of smart investments and deep partnerships between the Government of Ethiopia, multilateral organizations, and civil society in action. We learned about the remarkable strides Ethiopia has made towards building strong, sustainable, resilient health systems that reach people where they are. We also witnessed where sharp global funding reductions are threatening to reverse decades of progress.
We are deeply grateful to UNICEF for hosting the delegation, to the governments of Ethiopia and the Afar National Regional State for their warm welcome and generous hospitality, and to all of our partners whose life-saving work in the field we were able to highlight.
Aug 21
Health is humanitarian.
Reaching the world’s most vulnerable with lifesaving vaccines is the most surefire way to give everyone, everywhere a shot at life. And our humanitarian heroes are the ones that make it happen.
#WorldHumanitarianDay
Aug 19
Don’t miss your chance to apply to be a Global Health Advocacy College Ambassador! 🎓
Are you a strong student with a passion for global health and social impact? Are you interested in using your voice—online and offline—to spread awareness about global health issues like malaria, immunization, and more?
If this sounds like you or someone you know, learn more, submit an application, or spread the word using the #linkinbio.
Aug 14
Two weeks ago, the WHO issued an urgent call to action to prevent another mosquito-borne epidemic. Chikungunya virus swept the globe two decades ago, and outbreaks are now resurfacing from the Indian Ocean region to Europe.
Experts think the changing climate is playing a role, as the mosquitoes spreading this and other deadly diseases make their way into environments that were previously not warm enough.
Learn more about the connection between surging disease and climate in our latest blog. #linkinbio
Aug 13
New prevention tools like immunization have led to major breakthroughs when it comes to respiratory diseases.
But respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pneumococcal disease remain significant health problems globally. According to a recent panel at the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), the real power lies in how immunizations and other innovation are being rolled out.
From leveraging AI to optimize vaccine schedules to prioritizing monoclonal antibodies that can side-step vaccine hesitancy, the opportunities are endless.
But a unified call to action is needed to set these opportunities in motion—giving way to the power of community advocacy.
Aug 11
When we think of climate change, we usually picture melting glaciers or rising sea levels. But there’s another side to the climate crisis that doesn’t get talked about as much—how it’s helping diseases spread, including ones we already have vaccines for.
As our planet heats up, vaccine-preventable diseases are surfacing in places they’ve never been before.
But as a united front, we have the tools to fix it.
Read more in our latest blog. #linkinbio
Aug 7
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative works in the most difficult places around the world to deliver healthcare. But, thanks to the tireless efforts of frontline workers and tools like the oral polio vaccine, the number of children paralyzed has dropped by 99%.
Now, let’s stay committed to #EndPolio everywhere.
(Recorded Feb. 2025)
Aug 6
The College Ambassador Program is BACK and better than ever!
Are you a U.S.-based college student with a passion for global health? Are you interested in using your voice—both online and offline—to spread awareness about global health issues and how they impact the U.S.?
If so, we invite you to apply to the Global Health Advocacy College Ambassador Program, hosted jointly by Shot@Life and United to Beat Malaria.
Connect with other students, professionals, and leaders across the United States, and help build a community to take action towards global health equity.
Learn more and apply now in the link in bio.
Aug 5
SAVE THE DATE!
Shot@Life’s annual fall summit will be on the afternoon of September 18th. Join us virtually to get the inside scoop from global health experts, learn about new advocacy tools and tactics, and more.
Stay tuned to learn more and register in the coming weeks.
Aug 1
Become a Shot@Life Champion
Are you ready to increase your commitment to fight for global vaccine equity? Sign up for an advocacy training and become a Shot@Life Champion!
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