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"It was my dream": Urmi was born in a brothel, now she provides healthcare to its workers
“I feel my mother’s sufferings,” says paramedic Urmi, determined to extend care to the marginalised sex workers of Bangladesh’s Daulatdia.
Introducing Gavi’s new Interim CEO
David Marlow joined Gavi as Chief Operating Officer in July 2022. His primary focus was to enhance Gavi’s operational excellence, drive innovation and evolve Gavi`s culture within the organisation and across the Vaccine Alliance.
A decade of partnership turns COVID-19 vaccination challenges into long term local solution in Laos
A long-standing partnership in Laos helped overcome challenges during COVID-19 vaccine introduction and led to long-term solutions that continue to support health workers with routine immunisation.
David Marlow to Become Interim Chief Executive Officer of Gavi
The Gavi Board decided today to appoint David Marlow, currently Gavi`s Chief Operating Officer, to the position of Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective 3 August 2023.
A machine learning algorithm was able to accurately predict those with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease based on their gut microbe composition.
4% too many: Nepal sets its sights on finding and protecting its cohort of unvaccinated kids
The government’s “search and vaccination” campaign – aimed at protecting every last missed child – is already bearing fruit.
COVID-19 vaccines can provide critical protection for children
As SARS-CoV-2 is still circulating around the world, a study in The Lancet provides evidence that vaccination is a highly effective way to protect children from COVID-19.
“The Alliance never rests”: A preview of what’s coming at next week’s Gavi Board meeting
The Gavi Board, which brings together stakeholders from across the world of immunisation1, is meeting next week in Geneva. Prof. Jose Manuel Barroso, Chair of the Board, reflects on some of the key elements up for discussion.
Leading Nurses Through Crises in Lebanon
Poverty, power cuts, medicine shortages and COVID-19. Learning new ways to communicate with the team of nurses she manages has helped Rita Akiki deal with multiple crises in the last few years.
Community-based feeding centres are giving starving children a shot at life in Nigeria’s Katsina
Amid a crisis of malnutrition, children in Katsina state are desperately vulnerable. Community-based feeding centres offer them the chance to fight another day.
“World’s largest brothel” pushed into crisis by COVID-19 lockdowns, bounces back with vaccination
COVID-19 had a devastating effect on Daultadia in Bangladesh, one of the world’s largest brothels. But special inclusive vaccination drives have offered the 1,500 sex workers living here a path to immunity, and back to normalcy.
Catching this virus can be serious, but the risk at this stage in the UK is very low.
