In 2016, girls and women are still more likely to miss out when it comes to the advances of global development: going to school, getting well paid for their work or representing their country politically.
For immunisation, this is not the case. At a global level, girls and boys are globally just as likely to get vaccine protection. This is no small victory.
But today, on International Women’s Day, we must hold off the celebrations. Last month I was privileged to join Africa’s first ladies as they united to call for renewed effortsto reach the one in five children who remain unvaccinated on the continent. Although it may be difficult to discern at first, women’s unequal standing in the world has everything to do with this.

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