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.
Overcoming the Overlooked: The Role of Nomadic Communities in Polio Eradication
Despite global progress against polio, challenges remain, especially in reaching Afghanistan’s Kuchi (Kochi) nomads, a historically underserved population.
Shot@Life Campaign Urges Congress to Continue Funding Lifesaving Global Vaccination Programs
Shot@Life Senior Director Cara Ciullo released the following statement on the proposed withdrawal of U.S. support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Cornell Represents On the Hill to Advocate for Vaccine Access
Cornell Champions' advocacy with Shot@Life highlighted on the Weill Cornell website.
Lobbying on Capitol Hill Taught Me the Power of Showing Up
In the middle of midterm exams, College Ambassador Rani Chor came to D.C. to advocate for global immunization programs with Shot@Life. Here's her perspective on why advocacy is more important than ever.
Measles vaccinations promote herd immunity and save taxpayer dollars
Shot@Life Champion Janice Hawkins' Letter to the Editor during Advocate to Vaccinate.
From Childhood to Motherhood: Gender Equity and Immunization
Women face significant barriers to healthcare while simultaneously making up the backbone of the global health workforce. But there is a solution: empowering women through equitable vaccine access can be a catalyst for change in both global health and gender equality.
Vaccines save lives
Shot@Life Champion Janice Hawkins' Letter to the Editor during Advocate to Vaccinate.
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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.
Nov 20
AMR is already here—and it’s affecting our health, our animals’ health, food systems, and economies. But we are not powerless against this silent pandemic.
Act now: protect our present, secure our future. #WAAW #AMR #AntimicrobialAwareness
Nov 19
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
#COP30
Nov 18
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.
Nov 17
Strategic investment in Ethiopia keeps diseases from spreading, stabilizes key regions, and more. When America leads, we prevent costly crises and keep threats from reaching our shores.
Fiscal responsibility means funding what works. Let’s not lose our momentum.
Nov 13
Pneumonia is the world’s biggest infectious killer of children.
Thanks to vaccines, under-five pneumonia deaths have nearly halved since 2009—that’s 1.2 million lives saved.
But progress is fragile, especially in the face of funding cuts and shifts to the global health landscape. This #WorldPneumoniaDay, tell Congress to support global immunization programs at shotatlife.org/petition
Nov 12
It’s that time again.
Applications are now OPEN for Shot@Life and @unitedtobeatmalaria’s joint Global Health Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.!
Join us in February to learn from global health experts, develop your advocacy skills, and meet with policymakers on Capitol Hill. Act fast—applications close this week.
🔗 shotatlife.org/summit
Nov 10
In Ethiopia, health care workers are working to make sure all children have access to lifesaving immunizations, nutrition assistance, and more.
At Danse, on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Habtamu and his team regularly traverse muddy, mountainous roads that can become almost impassable in the rainy season to reach the more than 6,000 residents with primary health care.
Ethiopia is taking the lead in protecting its most vulnerable from preventable diseases. With our help, they can ensure every child is reached.
Nov 6
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.
Nov 5
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.
Nov 4
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.”
Oct 31
@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
Oct 30
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