Brian Massa, Senior Manager,

Global Health Advocacy

Raise your Voice: From Advocacy to

Impact

Decrease the 2-3 million vaccine

preventable childhood deaths that

occur each year.

Campaign Goal

Advocacy Goal

Educate and raise awareness

among US policymakers about

global vaccines to ensure that

critical programs and financing are

supported and sustained.

What is Advocacy?

Educating someone about a cause, and changing

perspectives.

Expressing support for a cause, idea, or policy.

speaking outletter writing

MEETING WITH A LEGISLATOR

wearing a t-shirt that

makes a statement

promoting an issue over dinner with friends

making phone calls

Bringing attention to a problem, presenting a

solution, and building support for the solution.

$$$

How Shot@Life’s Advocacy Works

≈$500million

Direct fundraisingAdvocacy

Delivering

Vaccines

The Impact of Your Advocacy

The U.S. is directly

involved in on-the-

ground efforts via:

CDCU.S. Centers for

Disease Control &

Prevention

United Nations,

UNICEF, WHO

USAIDU.S. Agency for

International

Development

GAVI,

The Vaccine

Alliance

The U.S. also

supports and

invests in:

Funding for Global Vaccines

The U.S. Federal Budget FY16: $4.1 Trillion

Global Health

20%

Foreign Aid

<1%

U.S. Spending on Global Health:$10.2 billion FY16

HIV/AIDS

Global Fund

Malaria

Maternal and Child Health

FP/RH

Tuberculosis

Nutrition

NTDs

Vaccines

Other

Global Vaccines ~5%

When do we Advocate?

President’s Budget Request

Congressional Budget

Resolutions

Congress creates spending bills

Spending Agreement finalized

February April May-July September-OctoberAdvocate2Vaccinate

Send a letter to Congress

to defend the President’s

request.

Call your

member of

Congress to

defend vaccine

funding.

Meet with your member

of Congress to thank

them.

What Can You Do?

Write a letter or

send an email to

your member of

Congress

Call your

member of

Congress

Sign a letter or

petition

Hold a meeting at your

member’s district

office

Participate in

Advocate2Vaccinate

But the most important thing you can do is….

Develop a relationship with your elected officials…

…And Shot@Life is here to help!