Stop Pneumonia

06/15/2018

The introduction of these in countries with the highest burdens is contributing to a reduction of overall childhood mortality, says Dr. Brian Wahl of Johns Hopkins International Vaccine Access Center.

The widespread introduction of vaccines has prevented more than a million children dying from two of the deadliest childhood diseases, new research has found.

04/30/2018

This World Immunization Week, let’s commit to reaching the millions of babies who currently lack access to vaccines, no matter where they are

04/30/2018

“Preventable diseases get stamped out: worker by worker, vaccine by vaccine, child by child.”

Thank you to the health workers like Georgette in the Central African Republic, Ahmed in Yemen, and Geeta in India, who deliver vaccines to all kids in every corner of the world – navigating difficult conditions to ensure we are .

https://bit.ly/2JosWNo

During World Immunization Week 2018, we honor the men and women who are heroes in the global fight against preventable diseases.

04/30/2018

04/30/2018

When people are not vaccinated, infectious diseases that have become uncommon could reappear. Vaccines are a critical tool to prevent disease and save lives

04/30/2018

Steve Davis speaks on the current innovations in global health that are ending some of the worst diseases and saving more lives every year.

04/26/2018

Congratulations to Dr. Amy Pollack on her new appointment as director of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health at the Gates Foundation. “Amy brings deep experience in domestic and global health, strategy development, and in leading high-performing teams of technical experts,” President of Global Development, Chris Elias commented on Dr. Pollack’s new role. https://gates.ly/2Hq7RBH

SEATTLE, April 13, 2018 - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Amy Pollack, MD, FACOG, FACPM has been named director of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health.

04/24/2018

Pneumococcal bacteria are not just the villains behind pneumonia lung infection but can also cause meningitis. Today is World Meningitis Day! Help raise awareness across social media platforms for the different possible types of meningitis and their devastating effects using this new thunderclap: https://bit.ly/2Eo0qs6

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03/26/2018

In the DRC, the pneumonia is the leading cause of death in young children. Our recent blog post highlights work being done by advocates – both within and outside of the government to halve the under-five mortality and the prevalence of pneumonia among young children in the last 15 years. https://bit.ly/2ui3pT7

This story is a part of the World Pneumonia Day (WPD) 2017 Global Activities Round-Up Series. This year, countries around the world held events and campaigns. In Pakistan, journalists and public health advocates combined forces to draw the attention of parliamentarians to immunization issues in the

03/23/2018

Good health, adequate nutrition, security and safety, opportunities for early learning and responsive caregiving. The five components of to give all our little ones the best start in life.

Join the online Framework consultation by 28 March → www.nurturing-care.org

The second online consultation is open until March 28.The consultation is available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. Comments received will inform the final document to be launched in May 2018 at the time of the World Health Assembly.

03/22/2018

On World Water Day, explains the shifting water crisis and emerging solutions - including changing agricultural practices and desalination.
Learn more https://bit.ly/2HSBlb5

Many more cities than Cape Town face an uncertain future over water. But there are emerging solutions.

03/19/2018

The first years from pregnancy to age 3 last forever.
Join the online consultation on the Framework by 28 March → www.nurturing-care.org

The second online consultation is open until March 28.The consultation is available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. Comments received will inform the final document to be launched in May 2018 at the time of the World Health Assembly.

03/12/2018

Join us in supporting the 2018 Empowering Women and Girls campaign with . Learn from TIME’SUP, UN Women, PMNCH, Women Deliver, the OECD and other key thought leaders, why there has never been a better time to call for the empowerment of women and girls: http://bit.ly/2GWJ5s8 , , ,

It's never been a better time to call for the empowerment of women and girls.

03/09/2018

Today is International Women's Day, and we're celebrating! 🎉

Today we celebrate all the AMAZING women 👩🧓👵 who are and saving lives around the world by contribution to the immunisation programmes 💉 we support, like Shrijana of Nepal.

➡️ http://ow.ly/SahP30iOoq0

03/09/2018

"We imagine a world where every woman and girl has access to quality and affordable health care." Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on !

World Health Organization (WHO) describes how Universal Health Care is achieved through gender equity. http://bit.ly/2Fm296H

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is the “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”; and today is a good day for each and every one of us to speak-up for gender equality and women’s rights.

03/08/2018

Wondering why the polio vaccine is still given to children today?
Watch polio survivor, Minda Dentler inspiring and informative TED talk here: https://go.ted.com/mindadentler

A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and then a full-length marathon on hot, dry ground -- with no breaks in between: the legendary Ironman triathlon in Kona, Hawaii, is a bucket list goal for champion athletes. But when Minda Dentler decided to take it on, she had bigger aspirations than just a...

03/01/2018

In this new Q&A, Kate O’Brien from IVAC, discusses current projects, including PCV introduction in India, new ways to assess the full public health value of vaccines, and immunization trends.

Kate O’Brien is working toward a full accounting of vaccines’ benefits.

02/16/2018

What contribution has the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made to ?

In their annual letter, Bill and Melinda Gates answer 10 of the toughest questions they are asked. In their responses, they speak about the incredible impact their investments into vaccines, including PCV, has made. Read the letter here: http://b-gat.es/2C8RyWg

Read Bill & Melinda Gates’s full 2018 Annual Letter

02/13/2018

Antimicrobial resistance threatens the progress that vaccines have made in reducing pneumonia’s global burden.

Continued use and development of vaccines against resistant strains on pneumonia is absolutely necessary, says Keith Krugman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation http://bit.ly/2nWV8yk

Volume 5, Issue 12, December 2017, Pages e1176-e1177open accessCommentVaccination to reduce antimicrobial resistanceAuthor links open overlay panelAmy SarahGinsburgaKeith PKlugmanbhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30364-9Get rights and contentUnder a Creative Commons licensePrevious article in i...

02/07/2018

Kevin Watkins, CEO of Save the Children, explains in the Financial Times, why the public should be outraged to learn that pneumonia is the biggest killer of children in the world's poorest countries

With easy and effective treatment as well as an available vaccine, there is no reason that millions of children should be dying at the hands of this disease.

Read his piece here: http://on.ft.com/2BZ9hiV

From Kevin Watkins and others

02/02/2018

Gavi CEO Seth Berkley has just published this piece on the diphtheria outbreak in Cox's Bazar, where thousands of Rohingya currently live.

We are saddened to hear the news that such a preventable disease is threatening the lives of children. Complications of diphtheria can be serious, and include lung infection (respiratory failure or pneumonia), damage to the heart muscle (myocarditis), nerve damage (polyneuropathy), and paralysis.
Read the piece here: https://www.facebook.com/GAVI/photos/a.126742141406.129029.92572781406/10156084125796407/?type=1&theater

Diphtheria doesn't just happen.

Routine to protect people & communities around them.

The Rohingya outbreak in Bangladesh is a public health crisis that could — and should — have been prevented before they reached the camps, says Seth Berkley ➡️ http://ow.ly/tX9F30ia2pJ

01/31/2018

What will it take to eliminate the leading killer of children under 5? Bold steps are needed to increase access to treatments and raise awareness to help eliminate pneumonia. Read here: http://bit.ly/2F6e5Fa

The United Nations Children's Fund, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other research and technology organizations are hoping to jointly jump-start global awareness and work on pneumonia, which today is the greatest killer for children under five.

01/30/2018

To achieve the Global Taskforce on Cholera's goal of reducing mortality from cholera by 90% by 2030, leadership from World Health Organization (WHO) member states is key. This is one reason why Zambia's new proposed resolution to increase global attention on cholera is so exciting! http://bit.ly/2DNIdEY

Zambia has proposed a resolution on cholera to be addressed at this year's World Health Assembly in May under the strategic priority on public health preparedness and response.

01/24/2018

Ambitious action to drive global progress is happening around the world. The World Economic Forum will bring together global leaders in government, business, finance, and more to discuss how we can scale up these actions to achieve the Global Goals. is bringing these conversations directly to you. Learn more: www.sdglive.org

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01/19/2018

Have you read our World Pneumonia Day round-up stories? The first one focused on the amazing events that took place in Nigeria. The latest featured Pakistan! Check it out here: https://stoppneumonia.org/wpd2017-stories-pakistan/

This story is a part of the World Pneumonia Day (WPD) 2017 Global Activities Round-Up Series. This year, countries around the world held events and campaigns. In Pakistan, journalists and public health advocates combined forces to draw the attention of parliamentarians to immunization issues in the

01/18/2018

PCV is an effective and innovative vaccine. Its success has inspired scientists to study the vaccine's mechanisms to see if novel vaccines can take a similar approach. Read here: http://bit.ly/2DLBmg2 PLOS.org

Colonization of the human nasopharynx by pneumococcus is extremely common and is both the primary reservoir for transmission and a prerequisite for disease. Current vaccines targeting the polysaccharide capsule effectively prevent colonization, conferring herd protection within vaccinated communitie...

01/18/2018

Next stop on the 2017 World Pneumonia Day round-up series: Pakistan! This year on World Pneumonia Day, Pakistani journalists and parliamentarians held a press conference and worked together to take action on immunization policy. Read our new blog and the entire story here: http://bit.ly/2mP21jQ

This story is a part of the World Pneumonia Day (WPD) 2017 Global Activities Round-Up Series. This year, countries around the world held events and campaigns. In Pakistan, journalists and public health advocates combined forces to draw the attention of parliamentarians to immunization issues in the

01/11/2018

Today, over 45 million children across 93 countries have access to the rotavirus vaccine. Dr. Mathuram Santosham​, a Senior Advisor at the International Vaccine Access Center and chair of the ROTA Council, shares 5 reasons propelling progress—and urges further action to expand access to all children. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/2qNqFXs

01/11/2018

The world is slowly getting closer to wiping out polio. 30 years
ago there were 350,000 cases of polio. In 2017 there were just 21. Today, India is polio-free. 5 years ago, health experts never thought this would be possible. So how did India ? visits the remote marshlands of the Kosi River in Bihar for answers. http://bit.ly/2mmZfCy

Bill Gates talks about the incredible story of polio, focusing on India and his journey to the land of the Musahar people.

01/11/2018

Over 2M doses of cholera vaccine in groundbreaking packaging will arrive in Zambia and Somalia. New packaging is cheaper, lighter & will = more lives saved! https://goo.gl/6a8DUc

The International Vaccine Institute said Tuesday that the world’s first oral cholera vaccine packaged in plastic tube vials is now available for purchase by international procurement agencies and United Nations agencies.The oral cholera vaccine, named Euvichol-Plus, was developed by South Korean d...