About Christine
Christine McNab has done global health and development work for the World Health Organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Measles & Rubella Initiative, UNICEF and the International AIDS Society. Originally a Canadian journalist, she is now based in Thailand. The Art of Saving a Life, an incredible virtual and live artistic exhibit sponsored by the Gates Foundation about the critical role of vaccines in achieving health for all, is her brainchild. The project involved forty world-class artists of multiple genres who created original works of art related to the importance of vaccines. Originally exhibited in Berlin at the Global Vaccine Alliance, The Art of Saving a Life was featured at TEDMED 2015.
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The Art of Saving a Life
McNab C, curator. Gates Foundation. 2015.
Gates Foundation Uses Art to Encourage Vaccination
Ryzik M. New York Times. 2015.
On Immunity: An Inoculation
Biss E. Graywolf Press. 2014.
A New York Times Book Review 10th Best Book of 2014: “Subtle, spellbinding… She advances from all sides, like a chess player, drawing on science, myth, literature to herd us to the only logical end, to vaccinate.”
The Panic Virus
Mnookin S. Simon & Shuster. 2012.
A thoughtful, gripping, evidence-based book about the history of vaccines, the rise of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine autism myth, and the damage it has caused to public health.
Every Child By Two: Carter/Bumpers Champions for Immunization (ECBT)
A nonprofit organization committed to reducing the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in families and individuals. Co-founded by Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the website includes accessible evidence and resources about vaccines and immunization.
Immunizations, Vaccines & Biologicals
The World Health Organization’s comprehensive set of fact sheets, research, policy recommendations and analyses on global efforts to reach every child and meet globally agreed immunization goals.
