From Silver Screen to the Economics of Vaccines
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The Economic Case for Vaccination
In the latest episode of “Getting to Zero,” Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) , lays out why health advocates and ministers must make the economic argument for countries to prioritize the health of women and girls. Click the image above to watch the full conversation.
Powerful Voices Get Behind the HPV Consortium
GWL Voices , a prominent advocacy group of women leaders, has endorsed the Global HPV Consortium . “Given GWL’s mission to drive gender equity, we commit to being a champion of this cause to drive advocacy and action towards the elimination of cervical cancer,” says Susana Malcorra , president and co-founder. Read More.
Three Strategies to Combat?Vaccine Misinformation
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a 16-point decline in those in the U.S. who believe science has had a mostly positive effect on society, according to the Pew Research Center . Anuradha Gupta , president of Global Immunization at Sabin, outlines three key ways the scientific community can combat that decline. Read More.
Sabin Gold Medal and Rising Star Awarded
Physician-researchers Keith Klugman and Shabir Madhi received the 2024 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal, and infectious diseases epidemiologist Nicole E. Basta received the Rising Star award at a ceremony in the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. on April 8.?Read More.
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A Closer Look at Cholera
Southern Africa witnessed its deadliest cholera outbreak of the last decade this past year. Get the facts on the disease that is taking an even greater toll on communities due to climate change, poor water and sewer systems, and vaccine shortages. Read More.
Using GPS to Map Zero-Dose Children in Rural Ghana
Evans Attivor and his team are leveraging Google Maps and defaulter tracing to find children who have missed a vaccination in Ghana’s rural Nkwanta South of Oti region. Read More.
“Influence of the Stars” Plays Maryland International Film Festival
“Influence of the Stars,” a documentary by the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Influenzer Initiative, premiered at the 2024 MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INC . Narrated by Chuck Nice of StarTalk Media , the film features more than 30 experts across a range of disciplines discussing how influenza threatens global health and security, and the lessons learned from COVID that must inform our path forward. Watch the film .
One Vaccination Game = Many Lessons
Explore how the team behind the Sabin-supported "Cranky Uncle Vaccine" online game, aimed at targeting vaccine misinformation, leveraged community input to hone its message.?Learn More.
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