We want to see hepatitis B birth dose vaccine introduced by every country without delay, so that more newborns can be protected from hepatitis B at birth. Each year, over a quarter of a million children acquire chronic hepatitis B at birth, resulting in many premature deaths due to liver cancer or other liver diseases. These deaths could be prevented if hepatitis B birth dose – an affordable vaccine supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance since 2024 – were given to all newborns within their first 24 hours of life.