✨ Your Monthly Booster Newsletter ~ October 2025

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October 2025 Monthly, we deliver the latest Boost Community news directly to your inbox to keep you informed about various initiatives, programs, and opportunities. You don't want to miss any of the amazing things that your fellow Boost Community members have accomplished this year!

As the Boost Community celebrates five years, it has grown into a global network of over 5,000 immunization professionals across nearly 160 countries. Through leadership development, peer learning, and community-driven initiatives, Boost continues to strengthen local immunization programs and amplify the voices of practitioners making impact on the ground. Read more about how Boost is advancing immunization impact through connection, leadership, and learning. Read More

Explore Sabin's Getting to Zero YouTube series, which features insightful conversations with global immunization leaders on strategies to eliminate preventable diseases. Check out the latest episode, hosted by 2021 Sabin Rising Star Award winner Dr. Nginache Nampota-Nkomba, where he interviews Dr. Shabir Madhi, South African physician, vaccinology professor, and founder of the African Leadership in Vaccinology Expertise (ALIVE) program. Their discussion features Africa’s growing vaccine manufacturing capacity, and Dr. Madhi shares how governments can harness this scientific momentum and strengthen what he calls “a success story in vaccine uptake over the past decade.” Watch Now On October 30, Sabin's Boost Community and HPV Initiative in collaboration with UNICEF hosted the first session of our Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Rollout Dialogue Series. Representatives from UNICEF's Pakistan team opened the dialogue series by sharing their insights on HPV vaccine introduction and updates from the ongoing campaign in Pakistan. Moreover, country panelists from Pakistan, Nigeria, and Bangladesh highlighted real-world solutions to common challenges around: Engaging and supporting frontline health workers Ensuring equitable access to reach all girls, including those out of school Driving vaccine demand through effective social media strategies To access the session recording and resources, click the link below. Mark your calendars! The next two sessions in the series will take place on November 20 and December 11. Registration will open soon. Access Resources Join the Learning Group 2026 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal and Rising Star Award Nominations Now Open! Nominations are now open for Sabin's 2026 Gold Medal & Rising Star Awards, which help us spotlight those advancing global immunization and vaccine innovation. Whether you’re nominating veteran leaders for the prestigious Gold Medal or emerging trail-blazers for the Rising Star Award (under 40 yrs), this is your chance to recognize extraordinary contributions in vaccinology. Visit the portal to review the criteria, gather your nominee’s publications and CV, and submit before the deadline. Don’t miss your opportunity to celebrate those making vaccines more accessible for all. Access Nomination Portal

Join us for the Zero-Dose Learning Webinar Series, a dynamic series co-hosted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and Sabin's Boost Community, aimed at translating key insights from Gavi resources into practical knowledge-sharing sessions for country-level implementers, partners, and frontline actors. This series will spotlight proven strategies, community solutions, and innovative tools to reach zero-dose children. Join us on Tuesday, November 4, from 1:00 - 2:15 PM GMT (find your local time), for our second session of the series focused on Human Resources for Health (HRH). As fiscal space tightens and health worker shortages challenge efforts to reduce the number of zero-dose children, countries must make tough choices about where to invest. This webinar will showcase evidence-based, cost-effective strategies to help prioritize HRH investments, enabling countries to align decisions with budget realities while still maximizing immunization impact and reducing the number of zero-dose children.

Register Today Back in 2016, the long-term impact of rotavirus vaccines was a key uncertainty, especially in high-mortality settings. Since then, what have we learned? Join us for a critical webinar featuring groundbreaking evidence from national programs in Zambia and Zimbabwe. We'll explore the real-world, sustained impact of rotavirus vaccines on child survival. 📅 Date: Thursday, November 13 ⏰ Time: 12 PM GMT (find your local time) Key Takeaways: ✅ Real-world data on reduced hospitalizations & mortality ✅ Lessons from long-term surveillance in Africa ✅ The future of rotavirus control & immunization programs Simultaneous French interpretation will be available. This webinar is supported by an Unrestricted Educational Grant from GSK Global Health. Register Today Engage with fellow Boost members and immunization colleagues on the Boost platform! As we near the end of the year, what is one key lesson or success story from your immunization work in 2025 that you’d like to share with the Boost Community? Share your work and comment/like your peers' posts! Tell Us More 📣 Share Your Bright Spots! Have an inspiring story, innovative approach, or impactful work in immunization you’d like the world to know about? Submit your story through our Boost Bright Spots application for a chance to be featured on the Sabin website and across Boost’s channels! This is a great opportunity to highlight your efforts, celebrate your impact, and inspire fellow members of the global immunization community. Apply Today Be sure to check out our Boost Community calendar for more upcoming events!

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