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💉Under the new “Gavi Leap” strategy, nearly 90% of Gavi’s vaccine-procurement budget will go directly to countries — giving them control to prioritise immunisation programs based on national needs.”

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🔥The firewall between science and ideology at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collapsed — and Americans’ health is paying the price.

Evidence no longer guides policy, ideology does.

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Over half the world still lives without essential health services — 4.6 billion people in 2023. New @WHO–@WorldBank data warns the world is far off track for UHC by 2030, as financial hardship & stalled public spending widen inequities.

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