I am delighted to announce that the
@Gavi
Board has confirmed Senator Dr
@SaniaNishtar
as the next CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance! I am excited by the possibilities her appointment brings for our Alliance and our ambitions to protect future generations:
Delighted to meet in Lisbon with Svetlana
@Tsihanouskaya
such a courageous leader fighting for free and fair elections in Belarus . We are with her for Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy.
Amidst backsliding on the
#SDGs
in the past two years, this interview with
@BillGates
is an optimistic reminder that the most treacherous global health challenges can be overcome when the world works together – because we’ve done it before.
Delighted to announce I will be joining
@Gavi
as the next Board Chair as of January 2021. I have admired Gavi’s work for some time so it is truly an honour to accept this position at a time when the world needs them more than ever.
2024 is a challenging and pivotal year for global health. We look forward to welcoming Dr
@SaniaNishtar
’s passion and expertise to lead, in her words, “one of the most impactful organisations in global health.”
Thank you
@DrTedros
DG
@WHO
for an excellent conversation. And for your tireless commitment and support to
#COVAX
in the fight against the
#COVID
-19 pandemic, aiming equitable access to vaccines.
#OneWordProtected
Avec le décès de Jacques Delors, ancien Président de la Commission Européenne, avec qui j'ai eu l'honneur de collaborer, nous perdons un leader extraordinaire. Il combinait les "petits pas" de l'intégration européenne avec l'idéal d'une Europe unie. Merci, cher Jacques!
Over three decades of leadership at the national and global levels, Dr Nishtar has built a reputation as an advocate for health equity, an innovative thinker and a proven doer when it comes to solving complex challenges.
Great to get approval at my first
@Gavi
Board of the
#COVAX
Buffer - up to 100 million doses of
#COVID19
vaccines will be available to vulnerable groups: refugees, displaced persons and others in humanitarian settings. An important safety net to make sure nobody gets left behind.
Com a morte de Jacques Delors, ex Presidente da Comissão Europeia, com quem tive a honra e o prazer de colaborar em várias ocasiões, perdemos um extraordinário líder. Ele combinava os “pequenos passos” da integração europeia com o ideal de uma Europa unida. Merci, cher Jacques!
With the death of Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission, with whom I had the honor of collaborating, we have lost an extraordinary leader.
He combined the "small steps" of European integration with the ideal of a united Europe. Thank you, dear Jacques!
I know it’s possible some flexibility of the
#EU
to get a deal acceptable by the
#uk
. If there’s political will the excellent lawyers of the
#EU
can find a creative solution for the
#backstop
issue. And wisdom should prevail btw the EU and U.K.
I strongly agree with
@DrTedros
– health is an investment in society, not a cost, and should be considered an integral part of long-term planning. The
#COVID19
pandemic has demonstrated why it is so important to have strong health systems. via
@VOANews
My most sincere congratulations and very best wishes to
@vonderleyen
after her election as President of the European Commission . I really think she has all the qualities of political competence and European commitment to lead our
#Europa
Honduras and Jamaica are the first countries in Central America to receive
#COVAX
doses. Great work
@Gavi
@CEPIvaccines
@WHO
and
@UNICEF
! Follow the largest vaccination in history at
Thank you
@unicefchief
Henrietta Fore for an excellent conversation.
@UNICEF
has been a key partner to
@Gavi
for over 20 years. In this pandemic, your role in
#COVAX
has been invaluable, in our goal to reach everyone, everywhere.
#VaccinesWork
This advance purchase agreement with
@moderna_tx
and
@Gavi
is a great step for vaccine equity. A diverse vaccine portfolio is key during this evolving pandemic. I look forward to seeing these 500 million doses have an impact around the world!
In the future there will be no relation more important for the
#uk
than the one with the
#EU
. And for the
#eu
also there will be no third country more important than the
#uk
. It’s crucial to avoid resentment in the way the withdrawal is made. I hope the
#eucouncil
understands it
Now that
#Brexit
appears unavoidable it’s extremely important to get a deal that avoids the so called hard Brexit. The
#EuropeanUnion
, that until now as shown such remarkable coherence and intelligence on this issue ,should show some flexibility on the
#backstop
.
I am delighted to announce that the
@Gavi
board has endorsed an historic financing deal for a new
#malaria
vaccination programme in sub-Saharan Africa, utilising the latest innovations in
#malaria
prevention which could save tens of thousands of lives every year.
Thank you EU Commissioner
@JuttaUrpilainen
for a productive meeting, and a shared vision about global solidarity regarding
#COVID
vaccines.
@Gavi
is extremely grateful for the support and leadership of the European Commission and
#TeamEurope
to ensure the success of
#COVAX
Delighted today to announce
@muhammadpate
as
@Gavi
’s next CEO. Muhammad is a world-class leader with experience in public health working at the highest level in his home country of
#Nigeria
and
@WorldBank
Agree with this assessment from
@devisridhar
– controlling infectious diseases should be a priority for all governments, no matter where they emerge. International cooperation to prevent outbreaks and prepare for their appearance is crucial for global health security.
The United States joining
#COVAX
will be an important milestone that will strengthen our ability to ensure global equitable access to
#COVID19
vaccines. Thank you
@POTUS
@JoeBiden
and
@VP
@KamalaHarris
for your Administration’s commitment and support!
This week Tajikistan and Afghanistan have made history as the first countries in Central Asia to receive
#COVAX
doses! A new wave of deliveries brings the total doses shipped to over 17.8 million - fantastic milestones:
@Gavi
@CEPIvaccines
@WHO
@UNICEF
Today
#COVAX
delivered its 1 billionth dose of
#COVID19
vaccine, as part of the largest and most complex global vaccine rollout in history. This is a significant milestone for
#VaccinEquity
, but progress is now threatened by the emergence of
#Omicron
and booster programmes.
COVAX has now delivered its first billion doses of
#COVID19
vaccines to 144 countries and territories across the world! We’re proud to work with
@CEPIvaccines
,
@WHO
,
@UNICEF
,
@ACTAccelerator
and others on the largest and most rapid global vaccine rollout in history.
Great news! Expanding vaccine manufacturing in Africa represents a huge opportunity to improve health security across the continent. Today Rwanda is setting an important example of how to improve vaccine supply resilience and ramp up manufacturing capability.
@BioNTech_Group
Historic milestone today as the first
@BioNTech_Group
BioNTainers arrived in Rwanda, exactly 3 years since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in our country. This system will allow end-to-end mRNA vaccine production in Africa for the first time.
Delighted to welcome
@POTUS
Joe Biden’s announcement to share 20 million additional
#COVID19
vaccines with
#COVAX
& partners! This total of 80 million doses sets an important example of global solidarity. They will have a massive impact around the world.
America will never be fully safe while this pandemic is raging globally. That’s why today, I’m announcing that over the next six weeks we will send 80 million vaccine doses overseas.
It is the right thing to do. It is the smart thing to do. It is the strong thing to do.
Congratulations to the
#EU
! Once again it has proved that the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated . The agreement for the recovery fund , including issuance of joint debt , and for the 7year budget are a great victory for
#Europe
.
Thank you to all the donors who helped
#COVAX
reach this important milestone. 1 billion
#COVID
Vaccine doses delivered! We are grateful for each and every pledge and dose donation that helped reach those at greatest risk around the world.
Thank you
@EmmanuelMacron
and
#France
#TeamEurope
for your commitment to share excess
#Covid
-19 vaccine doses with other countries in need. This is so important to help
#COVAX
and
@gavi
in the fight against the pandemic. An example to be followed by other world leaders. Merci!
Today’s
@Gavi
#COVAX
AMC was a powerful example of the solidarity required to achieve
#OneWorldProtected
. Great to see world leaders, the private sector, civil society and technical partners come together to accelerate access to
#COVID19
vaccines for lower-income countries
Great meeting with Guinea-Bissau President
@USEmbalo
in New York
#UNGA
. An opportunity to discuss the importance of the partnership with
@Gavi
in routine immunisation, health system strengthening and concrete steps forward in
#GuineBissau
.
It was a pleasure to speak with
@HillaryClinton
about the work of
#COVAX
, the need for global preparation against future pandemics and the challenges we face in ensuring global, equitable access to vaccines.
Honoured to have started my role as Board Chair of
@Gavi
at a time when the world needs it more than ever. 2021 marks the start of the largest and most rapid vaccine rollout in history, and Gavi's new strategic period with focus on reaching under-immunised children.
#VaccinesWork
An incredible vaccines impact study has found that over the past 20 years, 37 million deaths were prevented by vaccine programmes in low- and middle-income countries. We cannot afford to let the
#COVID19
pandemic reverse decades of vital progress.
#VaccinesWork
Dear Angela, on the occasion of your last
#EUCO
, I'd like to thank you for your friendship and exemplary leadership! And your remarkable contribution to our European Union will not be forgotten. Herzlichen Dank
#AngelaMerkel
!
The emergence of new
#COVID19
strains further demonstrates that a threat anywhere is a threat everywhere. If the virus is left unchecked in any part of the world, more mutations could occur. So, I urge every world leader to support
#COVAX
and work towards
#OneWorldProtected
The
@Gavi
and
@JNJNews
’ agreement to purchase 200 million doses of Johnson & Johnsons one-dose
#COVID19
vaccine is yet another crucial part of expanding the
#COVAX
portfolio to reach more vulnerable communities around the world:
Amidst a deadly surge in
#cholera
cases and outbreaks,
@Gavi
is working with
@UNICEF
,
@WHO
and
@FINDdx
to fight back and
#stopcholera
with a shipment of 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests to 14 countries in the largest-ever global deployment:
A truly historic milestone.
#COVAX
starts delivering vaccines in Africa. Thanks to all involved
@gavi
@CEPIvaccines
@WHO
and to our donors, who made it possible.
#VaccinesWork
and are the surest way out of this crisis.
18 years ago today
#East
Timor (
#Timor
Leste ) was formally admitted in the UN as the first independent country if the 21st Century . Official ceremony with Xanana Gusmão , Kofi Annan and others at the UN in NY
In this article I urge global leaders and industry alike to help
#COVAX
end this crisis. With true commitment, transparency and agility this can and must be done!
#OneWorldProtected
Excellent meeting at the
@wto
headquarters with
@NOIweala
, my predecessor at
@gavi
, who continues to relentlessly work to improve the lives of all people.
Vaccines helped reduce the prevalence of
#diptheria
in Australia, but it is one of many preventable diseases reappearing in the wake of
#COVID19
, as vaccination rates decline. Maintaining immunisation programmes is key to health security.
@ConversationUK
.
@BillGates
is spot on – we must learn from
#COVID19
if we are to prevent future pandemics. There have been both successes and setbacks in tackling the virus, but our biggest failure will be if we do not learn from our mistakes.
It is truly momentous to see the first
#COVAX
doses administered in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana! This is the culmination of bold vision, hard work, partnership and commitment to working together to protect those most at-risk. Together, we can defeat
#COVID
-19
I look forward to supporting Gavi’s vital efforts to ensure future COVID-19 vaccines reach every country, rich and poor, while striving to achieve its core mission of achieving equitable access to life-saving power of vaccines.
The pandemic has postponed 60 immunisation campaigns in 50 countries, putting around 228 million people – mostly children – at risk of diseases such as measles, yellow fever and polio.
#WorldImmunizationWeek
is a timely reminder that we cannot risk another pandemic.
Vaccines are no good without vaccinations. That’s why
@Gavi
is funding and supporting a global stockpile of half a billion syringes and safety boxes to ensure that
#COVAX
vaccines can be rolled out as soon as possible.
This is the biggest ever
#vaccine
deployment in the world.
In all, UNICEF and partners will send up to 1 billion syringes and 10 million safety boxes to countries in 2021 to make sure they are ready for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Great meeting in my native Lisbon with
@RobertaMetsola
, President of the European Parliament. Our common goal: a stronger EU that delivers concrete results to the European citizens and gives a positive contribution to the wider world.
Our most urgent priority is to speed up global vaccination.
We have already committed to share 250 million doses.
We will add a new donation of another 200 million doses to low-income countries until the middle of next year.
#SOTEU
As
@DrTedros
says, the
#malaria
vaccine will be life-changing for families in Africa. With 1 million children now protected from the virus, we have the opportunity to save thousands of lives every year.
#WorldMalariaDay
via
@FRANCE24