Gender roles and norms can profoundly impact immunization uptake and health outcomes for women, children, families, and communities. In order to support immunization coverage and reach zero-dose children, it is essential to understand and address how gender can influence the access and delivery of vaccines. In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, IVAC […]
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Originally posted March 9, 2023 on StopPneumonia.org Pneumonia is the leading infectious killer of children under five, claiming the lives of an estimated 672,000 children in 2019 alone. This number is greater than all child deaths from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The life-saving potential of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is well known. PCV […]
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World Tuberculosis Day is observed annually on March 24 to raise awareness about this devastating disease, which infects more than 10 million people and kills approximately 1.6 million each year—equal to one TB death every 20 seconds. TB is currently one of the world’s leading infectious killers, second only to COVID-19, though it has received […]
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake has plateaued globally, largely in part due to rampant misinformation about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. To combat this phenomenon, IVAC launched VIRA, the COVID-19 vaccine chatbot, at the peak of the pandemic in July 2021. VIRA was developed in partnership with IBM Research with the goal of providing evidence-based, credible, and […]
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