BREAKING: The incomparable Atul Gawande just confirmed to be USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health! We can’t wait to work with him in tackling #Covid_19 , getting vaccine shots in arms around the world, strengthening local health systems & preventing future pandemics.

No matter where they're born, every child deserves to “survive, thrive, & reach their full potential.” This is the powerful mandate that has driven 75 years of life-changing work by UNICEF. Congrats on this impressive anniversary, from your friends & partners USAID! #UNICEF75

Addressing undernutrition and #wasting is critical to accelerating progress towards the #SDGs target for #child survival. The links between #nutrition , #immunization , and child health services need to be maximized to protect children from preventable deaths! USAID Global Health UNICEF

Momentous! Great news and, now, another new tool to accelerate reductions in child mortality! Onward! Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance @GaviSeth Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Catherine Russell The Global Fund
USAID Global Health U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Raj Panjabi, MD

Preventing child & maternal deaths is one of USAID’s top global health priorities. Today’s Acting on the Call report highlights this sustained commitment; despite the pandemic, USAID reached millions of women & children with vital health services in 2020. usaid.gov/ActingOnTheCall

Just as we are working to get #COVID19 vaccines to people around the world, USAID is working to ensure children don’t miss critical immunizations. Despite challenges, the global focus on vaccines offers an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen immunization systems.

Truly landmark study on the preventive benefits of #KMC for reducing neonatal mortality immediately for very low birthweight babies. As those babies survive the early days, health systems need to be able to support them to survive childhood and to grow and thrive.

Routine immunizations reach more people than any other health service, but there are still far too many children left behind. Critical USAID investments are helping to close that gap! #VaccinesWork #IA2030 usaid.gov/global-health/…

So privileged to work with the outstanding Folake Olayinka!

#VaccinesWork to save lives. Through a historic contribution of $2 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance #COVAX , the United States is accelerating access to safe and effective #COVID19 vaccines around the globe. bit.ly/2QdBmjg

The COVID-19 pandemic makes this year’s World Immunization Week especially significant. Among our efforts, we have contributed $2 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and we are working with partners to increase global manufacturing capacity so more people can get vaccinated quickly. #VaccinesWork

This interview by Kali Barrett is the most powerful, thoughtful & clear view on what Ontario needs to do RIGHT NOW & why.

Doug Ford please watch & learn!

Thank you to all who joined USAID, Department of State, & @Gavi today in support of #COVAX . We look forward to increasing equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines and overcoming the pandemic. bit.ly/2QdBmjg

#OneWorldProtected

Stop the notion that there is (another false) dichotomy of one measure VERSUS another to tackle #COVID19

It isn’t vaccines vs public health measures

It’s “vaccines AND...” not “only vaccines” that will end this pandemic

#DoItAll ⁦Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus⁩

Thank you Mrigank Shail, MD⁩

Understanding the cascade of events leading to the death of a child is essential to prevent future deaths, but how is data collected in a sensitive, reliable way and who does the hard work? youtube.com/watch?v=bU9Ixg… USAID Global Health

This brother and sister having breakfast is the Twitter content I’m here for...

168 empty desks.
168 unused backpacks.
168 million children with schools completely closed for nearly a year due to #COVID19 .

Let this 'pandemic classroom' installation sink in.

We must not spare any efforts to safely reopen schools #ForEveryChild .

True for all natural horizons.
This truism restructures
our seeing and thinking.

When walking towards a horizon,
we never reach the horizon line,
because it doesn't exist . . .
it's not a line, it's a space.

Also true when seeing
apparent edge lines
in 3 space!

What's an order of magnitude difference?
This.
nytimes.com/2021/02/24/bri…
via David Leonhardt NYT Graphics