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.
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Abel Akara Ticha, Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Episode 13: How Is Liberia Paying for Its US$7.2 Million Immunization Bill?
Liberia 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 percent of the cost of Gavi-supported vaccines. On One Shot, Long Life!, host Abel Akara Ticha of the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) talks with Hon. Julie Fatorma Wiah (chair, Joint Primary Health Care and Immunization Caucus), Emmanuel Tieh Delamy (GHAI country coordinator, Liberia) and Joyce Kilikpo (executive...
15 Jul 2026
Episode 12: How Cameroon is Tackling its 130 billion Franc Immunization Gap
Cameroon 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 international Gavi support winds down, domestic funding for the Expanded Programme on Immunization fell rapidly from 34.8% in 2021 to just 14.5% in 2024. In this episode of "One Shot, Long Life!", host Abel Akara Ticha unpacks these challenges with leading vaccine advocacy champions: Hon. Lawson Tabot (Parliamentary I...
30 Jun 2026
Episode 11: How the Media Defends Immunization Financing in Nigeria and Kenya
As 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, vaccines stop moving and children get missed. The press sees it first. In this episode of One Shot, Long Life, the immunization financing podcast from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), host Abel Akara Ticha turns the microphone toward the press. He is joined by two award-winning health journalists: Rac...
31 Mar 2026
Episode 10: How Ghana is Building its Vaccine Future
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 ...
16 Mar 2026
Episode 9: From the Ground Up: How Local Funds Are Reinventing Zambia’s Immunization Future
As Zambia navigates its transition away from public health donor dependency, a compelling locally-led solution is emerging: leveraging the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for immunization programming. With over 40 million Kwacha, about $2 million, allocated to each of Zambia's 156 constituencies in 2026, lawmakers are now pushing for a ring-fenced quota for immunization programs. In Mbabala constituency alone, that model has already resulted in the construction of two maternity annexes, s...
9 Mar 2026
Episode: 8: From Stockouts to Solutions: Kenya's County-National Dialogue on Vaccine Availability
In 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 others are left behind? On February 5, 2026, stakeholders gathered in Nairobi to move from assigning blame to building sustainable solutions. In this episode of "One Shot, Long Life," host Abel Akara Ticha takes us inside that dialogue with three key leaders: Dr. Rose Jalang'o (Manager, Kenya’s National Vaccine...
30 Oct 2025
Episode 7: Zambia's Bipartisan Lawmakers’ Push for Sustainable Immunization
Zambia 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 born annually vulnerable. This decline is happening as the country faces a stark financial reality: a transition from Gavi support which requires it to increase its co-payment for critical vaccines as per its agreement with Gavi from the outset, and projected general annual vaccine costs approaching $35 m...
13 Aug 2025
Episode 6: Reversing Kenya's Vaccine Stockouts
Kenya 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 experienced vaccine stockouts in 12 counties in April 2025, forcing some desperate parents to travel across borders for routine childhood vaccines. In this episode of "One Shot, Long Life!" host Abel Akara Ticha uncovers the systemic challenges threatening Kenya's immunization program with two influential voices: Hon. Ja...
10 Jul 2025
Episode 5: Financer la Vaccination en Côte d'Ivoire : Un Impératif National
« 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 financement national ne couvrant que 14,35 % du programme national de vaccination, le pays se trouve à un moment charnière alors que le soutien de partenaires comme Gavi, se retire progressivement. Le modérateur—Abel Akara Ticha—est rejoint par le Dr BROU Gbotto Raymond, Directeur de la Coordination du Programme Élarg...
18 Jun 2025
Episode 4: Vaccination et Sécurité Sanitaire : L’Engagement des Parlementaires Africains
Host Assamoa Audrey interviews Honorable Berni Naman and Honorable Nirina Fenohery about their experiences at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator mission in Istanbul, highlighting parliamentary commitment to sustainable vaccination funding.
3 Jun 2025
Can Parliamentarians Help Close the Immunization Funding Gap?
Host Abel Akara Ticha interviews Vandana Shah about how parliamentarians can advocate for increased domestic funding for immunization in low- and middle-income countries as global donor support decreases.
23 May 2025
Maires de Madagascar : Pionnières de Solutions Locales pour des Vaccins Vitaux
Host Audrey Christiane Assamoa interviews women mayors in Madagascar who are spearheading innovative, local solutions to fund critical vaccination programs despite limited national resources.
6 May 2025
Eng Episode 1: Nigeria Beyond Gavi's Immunization Financing Support
Nigeria, 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 its transition away from Gavi support by 2028, securing sustainable financing for vaccines is paramount for public health. In this inaugural episode of the "One Shot, Long Life!" podcast by GHAI, host Abel Akara Ticha dives deep into Nigeria's challenges and opportunities with leading vaccine advocacy champions: Chik...
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