My Visit to the UNICEF Global Supply and Logistics Hub in Copenhagen
Executive Director Martha Rebour reports from UNICEF's Global Supply and Logistics Hub, a key part of the global vaccine distribution chain.
Advocate to Vaccinate 2022 Recap
Shot@Life advocates conducted 91 meetings with Congressional offices, made 150 calls to their policymakers, submitted 25 op-eds to their local media outlets, and sent nearly 2,200 emails and 700 tweets to members of Congress about why #VaccinesWork and the urgent need to #EndPolio.
The gift every mother wants this Mother’s Day: A healthy child
This Mother’s Day, we honor the women we met in Zambia who advocated for their children's vaccinations, going great lengths to protect their children from measles and polio.
Mother’s Day Spotlight: Dana DeShon
Dana DeShon speaks to how her experience as a mother, nurse practitioner, and member of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Association (NAPNAP) intersect with her advocacy at Shot@Life advocate this Mother’s Day.
Champion Spotlight: Alexa Swingle
Alexa Swingle's involvement as a Shot@Life Champion began during her freshman year of college. She is currently a practicing pharmacist, dedicating her time to advocate for global vaccine equity.
Strengthening the Global Health Workforce
During World Health Worker Week, we explore the partnerships working to strengthen the global health workforce, the backbone of immunization programs everywhere.
5 Times Celebrities Advocated for Vaccines
Take a look at a few popular celebrities who have used their platforms to support lifesaving immunizations.
Champion Spotlight: Gail Petersen Hock
Shot@Life grassroots advocate Gail Petersen Hock, DNP, APRN, PHCNS-BC, PHNA- BC, is a passionate changemaker from Arizona who is devoted to promoting immunization and protecting people from vaccine-preventable diseases. These efforts were a large part of her career as a nurse and nursing professor. Although she recently retired, she’s more devoted to her advocacy efforts than ever.
Champion Leadership Summit 2022 Highlights
This year’s Shot@Life’s Champion Leadership Summit brought our most involved vaccine champions together to enhance their knowledge on global childhood immunization progress and prepare them for meetings on Capitol Hill.
COVAX and the 2022 Investment Opportunity
With the start of third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the time to focus on of COVAX and vaccine equity is now.
Around the World: 3 Countries Where Get a Shot. Give a Shot. Is Saving Lives
After 9 years of Get a Shot. Give a Shot.® program, we celebrate Walgreens and Shot@Life's ongoing mission to vaccinate children around the globe.
4 Vaccine Scientists Who Inspired Us in 2021
Take a look at some of most the influential vaccine scientists who inspired us to advocate for vaccine equity and global immunization in 2021.
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From extreme winter cold spells impacting food security in Mongolia to dramatically increased rainfall triggering disease outbreaks in the Caribbean, the climate is forcibly recalibrating our approach to health.
And, on the flip side, health is becoming an entry point for conversations around climate change.
Initiatives like the ongoing collaboration between the World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization (WHO-WMO) aim to “turn climate intelligence into health intelligence,” touching everything from disease transmission to vaccine mobilization.
Jul 1
Over 18 million lives have already been saved—but millions of children remain unprotected.
The question of another global disease outbreak is “when,” not “if.” Pandemic preparedness and response is more vital than ever before. @gavialliance’s health system strengthening and stockpiles of emergency vaccines are critical to these preparation efforts.
The high-level funding summit for Gavi’s next strategic period has now come to a close. Despite many record-breaking pledges, U.S. funding remains shrouded in uncertainty.
Tell Congress to fund Gavi at the link in our bio.
Jun 27
Yesterday, the Administration announced its decision to end funding for @gavialliance, which provides lifesaving immunizations for children around the world.
The U.S. has historically been a strong supporter of Gavi on a bipartisan basis. Without this critical support, up to 75 million children could miss out on basic vaccines over the next 5 years.
Tell Congress using the link in bio.
Jun 26
Today’s the day! World leaders are currently meeting in Belgium to fund Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s next five years, with a plan to save at least 8 million lives from 2026-2030.
Gavi’s new investment opportunity places an emphasis on strengthening health systems and increasing equitable immunization to reduce the number of ‘zero-dose’ children in the world by 50% by 2030.
To learn more about Gavi’s next 5 years and the increasing need for multilateral cooperation in global health, check out our latest blog (link in bio).
Jun 25
Tomorrow, world leaders will gather to invest in immunization efforts and help shape the future of global health at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s high-level pledging summit.
Gavi seeks to raise at least $9 billion to fund an ambitious strategy of protecting 500 million children from the threat of disease.
Gavi’s unique sustainable financing model centers on co-financing; countries gradually increase their financial contribution to vaccine programs over time, eventually leading to full self-financing. 19 countries to date have “graduated” out of Gavi support since the start of the organization.
Stay tuned for more on Gavi 6.0 among the ongoing conversations #ForOurFuture.
Jun 24
All children deserve to feel safe, healthy, and hopeful for the future, no matter where they are.
It’s #WorldRefugeeDay.
Since the launch of #HealthyStart for Refugee Children last summer, public health and nutrition programs for refugees and host communities have been severely impacted.
We need your help reaching one million refugee children in East Africa with lifesaving health services—the need to support refugees and displaced children has never been greater.
www.shotatlife.org/healthystart
Jun 20
Every child deserves a childhood, yet an alarming percentage of those forced to flee are children.
Some had to part with their parents.
Some lost loved ones.
Some don’t even remember their homes.
Refugee and displaced children who were forced to flee deserve better than today’s #GlobalTrends of conflicts and displacement.
🔗 unhcr.org/global-trends
Jun 18
Today, 1 in every 67 people on the planet is forcibly displaced.
Fleeing to save your life is an extremely hard choice.
But helping is NOT.
Join us in helping to reach one million refugee and displaced children in East Africa with lifesaving health services at shotatlife.org/healthystart.
And for more on #GlobalTrends among refugees and IDPs, visit unhcr.org/global-trends
Jun 17
Mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and Dengue are spreading around the world and creeping across U.S. borders.
In many countries, this phenomenon is only going to escalate. Summer marks the start of the rainy season in Sub-Saharan Africa, the peak time for malaria transmission.
Scientists are working rigorously on new vaccines against Dengue, and malaria vaccines are continuously being implemented across the African continent. But these efforts are threatened by shifts in foreign aid funding.
Raise your voice: shotatlife.org/take-action
Jun 11
The successful adoption of the historic Pandemic Agreement at this year’s World Health Assembly is “the end of the beginning.”
Now, countries will negotiate a Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex to the agreement, ensuring the equitable sharing of data on pathogens for the development of tests, vaccines, and treatments.
The PABS annex is crucial to solidifying the equity of benefits in the Pandemic Agreement, and is projected to be ready for the next Assembly.
Jun 9
In the last two weeks, a cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed hundreds and infected thousands.
The outbreak was first declared in August 2024, and has led to over 60,000 cases and 1,600 deaths, spurred by a lack of clean water in the heart of a conflict-heavy region. The ongoing war, displacement, and living conditions are what the UN has deemed one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
A cholera vaccination campaign will soon be underway to stem the outbreak, but the work doesn’t stop there. Refugees fleeing Sudan into neighboring countries lack crucial health services.
Visit shotatlife.org/healthystart to learn how you can help.
Jun 4
At its peak in the 1940s and ‘50s, polio paralyzed or killed over half a million people annually. Cases have dropped by 99% worldwide since then.
This is largely due to the establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), which now faces a 40% budget cut next year.
Now is not the time to back down. We can be the generation to #endpolio. Visit shotatlife.org/polio to learn more about this deadly disease and how you can help end it.
Jun 3
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