One Shot, Long Life!
by Abel Akara Ticha, Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Latest episode
Episode 14: Three Years, Ten Countries, One Movement
Episode 14: Three Years, Ten Countries, One Movement
About this podcast
One shot, Long Life! is a podcast focused on The Global Health Advocacy Incubator's (GHAI) and its partner CSOs' Immunization Budget Advocacy program, aiming to boost advocacy for domestic funding and accountability to reach zero-dose children and improve immunization coverage across many low- and middle-income countries. Through conversational interviews, it seeks to elevate thought leadership and foster knowledge exchange among policymakers, donors, and health officials to strengthen immunization efforts in low- and middle-income countries.
Episodes
- Episode 14: Three Years, Ten Countries, One Movement · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 14Between 2023 and August 2026, ten countries supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance paid more than US$440 million in co-financing for their children’s vaccines. In this episode…
- Episode 13: How Is Liberia Paying for Its US$7.2 Million Immunization Bill? · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 13Liberia needs about US$7.2 million for immunization next year, but its vaccine budget line has long sat near US$500,000. Under Gavi 6.0, the Government of Liberia now pays 60…
- Episode 12: How Cameroon is Tackling its 130 billion Franc Immunization Gap · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 12Cameroon faces a staggering 130 billion CFA francs (USD 226 million) immunization financing gap by 2030, leaving 130,000 children starting life with zero vaccine doses. As…
- Episode 11: How the Media Defends Immunization Financing in Nigeria and Kenya · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 11As Gavi support winds down in Nigeria by 2028 and Kenya by 2029, governments must pay more of the vaccine bill themselves. Approvals do not always become releases. Funds stall…
- Episode 10: How Ghana is Building its Vaccine Future · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 10Ghana is writing a new chapter of its vaccine story. As the country prepares to transition away from Gavi support by 2029, two landmark developments signal that Ghana is not…
- Episode 9: From the Ground Up: How Local Funds Are Reinventing Zambia’s Immunization Future · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 9As Zambia navigates its transition away from public health donor dependency, a compelling locally-led solution is emerging: leveraging the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for…
- Episode: 8: From Stockouts to Solutions: Kenya's County-National Dialogue on Vaccine Availability · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 8In 2024 and 2025, Kenya faced a severe vaccine stockout crisis, prompting a critical question in Parliament: When caregivers must cross borders to find routine vaccines, how many…
- Episode 7: Zambia's Bipartisan Lawmakers’ Push for Sustainable Immunization · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 7Zambia is facing a critical immunization gap. Coverage for children under one has plummeted from approximately 84% in 2021 to just 64% in 2023, leaving many of the 700,000 babies…
- Episode 6: Reversing Kenya's Vaccine Stockouts · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 6Kenya faces a critical crossroads in its immunization journey. Despite last financial year’s health budget of 127 billion shillings (nearly $1 billion USD), the country…
- Episode 5: Financer la Vaccination en Côte d'Ivoire : Un Impératif National · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 5« One Shot, Long Life ! » se rend à Abidjan pour son cinquième épisode afin d'explorer la question essentielle du financement durable de la vaccination en Côte d'Ivoire. Avec un…
- Episode 4: Vaccination et Sécurité Sanitaire : L’Engagement des Parlementaires Africains · 17 min · Episode 4Dans cet épisode captivant de "One Shot, Long Life", l'animatrice Assamoa Audrey s'entretient avec deux parlementaires distingués qui ont participé à la mission parlementaire…
- Episode 3: Can Parliamentarians Help Close the Immunization Funding Gap? · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 3As global donor support begins to wane, how can low- and middle-income countries ensure that every child is vaccinated? In this timely episode of One Shot, Long Life, we…
- Episode 2: Maires de Madagascar : Pionnières de Solutions Locales pour des Vaccins Vitaux · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 2« One Shot, Long Life ! » se rend à Madagascar pour son deuxième épisode, révélant une initiative locale inspirante qui transforme le financement de la vaccination. Avec…
- Episode 1: Nigeria Beyond Gavi's Immunization Financing Support · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 1Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, confronts a staggering $200 million annual immunization financing gap and over 2.2 million Zero-Dose Children. As the country prepares for…
