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"Faith leaders and elders can inspire vaccine enthusiasm and address their faith communitys fears by making theological statements on vaccine acceptability and working closely with the Ministries of Health to disseminate evidence-based, faith-informed vaccination behavior change communication messages."

Dear colleagues, Like many of you, we are looking forward to being together at the International Conference on Family Planning in Pattaya, Thailand in just a few weeks. We are eager for the opportunities to learn from one another, to find opportunities to work together and to share in our successes. FP2030 is looking forward to celebrating and amplifying dozens of new FP2030

"...findings suggest that continued investment in and engagement with faith leaders can be a valuable strategy for immunization programming..." Despite the powerful potential of vaccination to reduce and eliminate diseases such as smallpox and polio, religious factors remain the third most frequently cited reason for vaccine hesitancy in several gl

"Church leaders are sharing pictures of being vaccinated on social media platforms. They went viral encouraging their followers to do the same. They are leading by example." - key informant interviewee, Sierra Leone