Just when it seemed like life would return to normal, we could be entering the worst part of the pandemic. Omicron will hit home for all of us. Close friends of mine now have it, and I’ve canceled most of my holiday plans.

In Tanzania, health workers and community members are serving as disease detectives with a new app called Afyadata: https://t.co/OFv7JDpQNZ https://t.co/Yww8sjnYbB

I spoke to Prime Minister @Kishida230 about his new global health strategy and Japan’s commitment to the world’s poorest people. I’m encouraged to see this pledge and Japan’s recent leadership of the @WBG_IDA and Nutrition for Growth summits. https://t.co/7KsiYg4lcy

The Omicron variant is concerning, but the world is better prepared to tackle potentially bad variants than at any other point in the pandemic. Here’s why I’m still hopeful the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is finally in sight: https://t.co/4GVMtiZsuv https://t.co/03y1Or6Ge3

Great to meet with @MohamedbinZayed again to recognize Niger’s progress in the fight against neglected tropical diseases. His commitment to this fight, to polio eradication and to disease elimination at large will help save millions of lives. https://t.co/wjuVLJo5qL

This order signed by President Biden signals a strong commitment to deploying the solutions we need to get to net-zero and avoid a climate disaster.  https://t.co/PlOfS1L3ih

2021 was an incredibly hard year for many people, including me, but there are reasons to be optimistic that 2022 will be better: https://t.co/BxF6Q4K9Mq https://t.co/C0SdhYxKg8

Better nutrition can lead to shifts in health and productivity—boosting prosperity for families, communities, and economies. At the N4G2021 in Tokyo, I announced our support for @UNICEF’s nutrition fund to ensure tools to combat malnutrition are available to those in need. https://t.co/fsYcv9nDAP

2021 has been a year of big transitions for me, but it hasn’t changed why I love the work I do. Here are four things I’m thinking about heading into next year. https://t.co/z8TvzoJGsJ