In 1988, there were 350,000 annual cases of wild polio in 125 countries. In 2017, there were 22 in two.
We are SO close, but we can’t stop now.
Let’s finish the job. #EndPolio
Thanks to #CDC and their partners for publishing this important article regarding the effectiveness of the #flu#vaccine in helping to keep #pregnant women out of the hospital due to severe flu illness. Learn more: https://t.co/aoAczshqsD #VaccinesWork#flufighter
Consider including commercial determinants of health; perhaps not as start as one issue versus another - very little black or white in global health - contexts matter
A new study shows that continued high uptake of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening in Australia could eliminate cervical cancer within the next 20 years! BBC News - Cervical cancer: Australia 'to be first to eliminate disease' https://t.co/nhVIAwF7mM
“Half a billion women around the world still can’t read. But ALL women and girls deserve access to the same opportunities as boys and men - @PadmaLakshmi#2030NOW#UNGA
Young people deserve a quality education. We must make sure that schools are violence free.
Our Goodwill Ambassador, @IISuperwomanII at today's Social Good Summit.
#2030NOW#ENDViolence
“ Innovative approaches like MyChild can help us provide every child with a digital health record.”
~Gavi CEO @GaviSeth on our partnership with @ShifoOrg to strengthen registration and data quality across The Gambia
https://t.co/xcQIAUshxF
#EveryChildCounts#2030Now#SocialGood
Babies that are too young to receive vaccines rely on #herdimmunity to protect them from disease. Not vaccinating your kids can put those babies at risk https://t.co/qg0OhwamLQ #VaccinesWork
Although this was written for the USA general public, it is a good resource for South Africans who are worried about vaccinating; please share. Why are vaccines so important? https://t.co/w8eZuDXO3x via @voxdotcom
Our sad "new normal" in America. Meanwhile antivaccine lobby cyberbullies me saying (among other things) I exaggerate measles...because I simply point out that during 1980s #measles = leading killer of children globally and now its back in #Europe/#USA https://t.co/Tle8jF355l
#PrimaryHealthCare can meet 80-90% of people's health needs throughout their lifetime, delivering better health outcomes, value for money and improved quality of care. It will be key to helping us achieve #HealthForAll
In the US, at least 107 #measles cases confirmed across 21 states @CNNI. “Most of the people who got measles had not been vaccinated", the @CDCgov said. FACT: #VaccinesWork#NIAM18 https://t.co/4roB9qQhd1