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Gender equality

Articles related to gender-related barriers and gender equality.

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Vusi Simelane gives his child the oral rotavirus vaccine. Credit: Zimkithe Mbulawa

Men in doctors’ rooms: Eswatini hands-on fathers defy stereotypes on child immunisation

14 Apr 2026

6 min read

Gender equality Routine immunisation

Women’s health research and funding accounts for less than 5% of the global pool. Image: REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

Leaders’ call to correct bias in women’s health research and funding

10 Mar 2026

7 min read

Cross-posts Gender equality

Gavi CEO Dr Sania Nishtar meets with a mother and child in the Barumbu Mother & Child Centre, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: Christian Mokili/2025

Fragmented health systems disproportionately affect women. The Gavi Leap can help address these inequities

9 Mar 2026

3 min read

International Women's Day Gender equality

Community relay workers lead an awareness session in Parakou, northern Benin, on child vaccination, female genital mutilation and malaria prevention. Credit: UNICEF Benin

Meet the Benin woman fighting FGM and vaccine-preventable disease

6 Mar 2026

7 min read

International Women's Day Gender equality

Community health outreach workers meet to plan door-to-door engagement aimed at identifying and counselling families with unvaccinated children. Credit: Amman Shaikh

In India, a team of transgender women lead a vaccination revolution

5 Mar 2026

6 min read

Gender equality

Cervical cancer awareness campaign in Petauke. Credit: Karen Nakawala

The women-only Facebook group boosting cancer prevention in Zambia

4 Mar 2026

6 min read

International Women's Day HPV Gender equality

Akullu Hellen, a nursing assistant at Apac hospital. Gavi/2025/Jjumba Martin

7 ways gender inequality still blocks access to life-saving vaccines

4 Mar 2026

6 min read

International Women's Day Gender equality

A father walking hand-in-hand with two young daughters down a muddy street in an urbanising Samburu town. Credit: Gitonga Njeru

In Kenya’s Samburu, fathers buck gender stereotypes to champion immunisation

7 Jan 2026

7 min read

Zero-dose children Gender equality Spotlight on zero-dose children

Dozens of young girls hold up their vaccination cards after receiving the single-dose HPV vaccine. Credit: Centre Djiguiya, Bamako

Mali: HPV vaccination takes root one year after its introduction

8 Dec 2025

5 min read

HPV Gender equality

With the help of a megaphone, Rahuma Namata mobilises the community to encourage attendance at a vaccination session. She volunteers as part of the Zero-dose Immunization Program (ZIP) programme. Credit: Gavi/2024/Jjumba Martin

From offering access to pursuing equity

15 Oct 2025

5 min read

Zero-dose children Gender equality Vaccine information

Youth champions Paddington Shamboko, Tafadzwa Murenga, Tapiwanashe Nyezana and Tatenda Muza on an outreach. Credit: Zvandiri and Kuwadzana Polyclinic

In Zimbabwe, youth champions are taking the fight to cervical cancer

14 Oct 2025

6 min read

Health worker heroes HPV Gender equality

Karachi: A caregiver from Baluchistan province sharing benefits of a novel initiative of engaging men to promote immunization and gender equality during a Lessons Learned session held in Karachi. Credit: Jhepiego Pakistan

Sit-down chats with dads are helping vaccinators in Pakistan reach more kids

19 Jun 2025

6 min read

Gender equality Routine immunisation

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