Fiona Conlon
fionaconlon.bsky.social
Fiona Conlon
@fionaconlon.bsky.social
Science & solidarity •
Here to learn •
Cofounder: http://suvita.org
Cambridge alum •
Interested in systems / policy / evidence / justice / scaling / health / economics / wellbeing / innovation / hope
“There really aren’t very many ways of spending money anywhere in the world that can save a child’s life for so little money, and do it scalably so hundreds of thousands of lives, millions of lives, are saved over time”
June 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Gavi [is] known as one of the most cost-efficient of all aid projects, with one estimate suggesting a child’s life was saved for every £1,200 spent on it."

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Cuts to UK’s global vaccination funding would risk avoidable child deaths, experts warn
Exclusive: Scientists also say any reduction in Foreign Office funding for vaccine alliance Gavi would harm UK’s soft power
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks pose a growing global risk. Increasing numbers of wild-type polio cases have been reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and there is a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea, where less than half of the population is immunised."

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Millions of children at risk as global vaccine rates fall, study finds
Persistent health inequalities, disruption caused by Covid-19, and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy are behind fall, say study’s authors
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM