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#WorldChildrensDay reminds us that every child—no matter where they live—deserves safety, health, and hope.
 
Children make up 29% of the world’s total population, but 40% of all forcibly displaced people. And immunization is one of the simplest, most powerful ways to protect them from disease.
 
Visit shotatlife.org/healthystart to help build a world where every child has access to essential health services.

The climate crisis is a health crisis.
 
From extreme heat and air pollution to spreading infectious diseases and rising food and water insecurity, climate change has many impacts on public health.
 
By 2050, the cost of climate impacts on health in low- and middle-income countries could reach $21 trillion.

Discover 30 numbers that explain the climate crisis: go.undp.org/ClimateCounts
 
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Cervical cancer takes the life of one woman every 90 seconds.

And the HPV vaccine is our strongest defense. HPV causes over 95% of cervical cancer cases, meaning that the vaccine can protect future generations of girls and women—but only if it’s used.

Millions still lack HPV vaccination, screening, and treatment services. Increasing access and incorporating HPV vaccines into routine immunization is crucial to a cervical cancer-free world.

In 2025, cholera is spreading across 32 countries, causing thousands of deaths—even though the world has had the tools to fight this disease for more than a century.
 
As stated in a recent article by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, cholera thrives where poverty, conflict, and inequality persist—not because science has failed, but because political will has.
 
A cholera vaccine exists, but demand far outpaces supply. Zambia has taken action, building a cholera vaccine plant in Lusaka—a step toward regional vaccine self-sufficiency in Africa.
 
Cholera can be stopped—but only if we commit. Read more at the link in our story.

Vaccines keep surprising us.
 
A new study from @uflorida reveals something extraordinary: cancer patients who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t.
 
Researchers found that the vaccine’s immune-activating power may act like a “flare,” reawakening the immune system and supercharging its cancer-fighting response. 
 
In advanced lung and skin cancers, survival nearly doubled for vaccinated patients—a result experts are calling revolutionary.
 
This discovery doesn’t just highlight the power of mRNA technology—it hints at the future: a universal, off-the-shelf cancer vaccine capable of enhancing immunotherapy.

Malaria now poses a greater threat than HIV or TB—funding shortfalls could lead to nearly 1M additional deaths by 2030.
 
3 out of 4 malaria victims are children. And the threat to their health is accelerating due to drug resistance, climate change, weakened health systems, and more. We have the tools—vaccines, bed nets, and more—but funding is needed to use them.
 
As @globalfund prepares for its replenishment, the message is clear: “If we fail to act, malaria could steal Africa’s children—and $83 billion of our future.”

@WHO recently launched version 2.0 of the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system—a hub for detecting and responding to potential threats, used by more than 110 Member States.
 
Recent health emergencies, like mpox and bird flu outbreaks, have demonstrated the importance of early detection to prevent global crises. 
 
With version 2.0 of EIOS, public health experts around the world have new and improved tools to identify any health threats.
 
Better data. Better decisions. #HealthForAll