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One Shot, Long Life!
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.
One Shot, Long Life!
Episode 10: How Ghana is Building its Vaccine Future
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Ghana 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 waiting for the future to happen to it. Parliament has launched a dedicated caucus on immunization to champion domestic funding. The National Vaccine Institute, backed by $75 million in government investment, is advancing plans to make Ghana a vaccine-producing nation with at least four domestically manufactured antigens by next year.
In this episode of "One Shot, Long Life!" host Abel Akara Ticha is joined by three guests who are contributing to Ghana’s rapid immunization development: Hon. Charles Agbeve, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the National Vaccine Institute board; Cecilia Lodonu-Senoo, Executive Director of Hope for Future Generations (our civil society partner in Ghana); and Stephen Atasige, GHAI's In-Country Coordinator for Immunization in Ghana.
Hear how the Global Health Advocacy Incubator/Gavi-inspired Istanbul Parliamentary Call to Action paved the way for the creation of the immunization caucus and how a coalition of legislators, traditional leaders and the Ministry of Health came together to make it happen. Learn about the two pharmaceutical ventures are now building production facilities with government-backed financing and why regional cooperation with countries like Senegal, South Africa and Rwanda is essential so no country goes it alone. Explore the urgent call for a dedicated vaccine budget line in Ghana's 2027 national budget and the critical role of civil society in holding government accountable.
Join us to discover how Ghana is building the political will, institutional infrastructure and financial architecture to own its immunization destiny.
About "One Shot, Long Life!"
One Shot, Long Life! is a podcast on immunization financing and vaccine advocacy in Africa and Asia. Host Abel Akara Ticha talks with parliamentarians, civil society leaders and health experts about how countries fund vaccines and keep children protected from preventable disease.
What is a zero-dose child? A zero-dose child has never received a single routine vaccine. Reaching these children is the front line of global immunization.
Why does domestic vaccine financing matter? As donor support tapers, national budgets cover a growing share of vaccine costs. Steady domestic funding keeps children protected year after year.
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Podcast home: https://www.advocacyincubator.org/one-shot-long-life
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