Posts Tagged ‘GAVI’
Amani: One of the Vaccine Delivery Heroes
This is a guest blog by Dr. John Wecker, the director of Vaccine Access and Delivery at PATH. Resourceful, brave, committed — and perhaps a little addicted — that’s the kind of person it takes to ensure that vaccines reach children in the poorest countries of the world. People like Amani Abdelmoniem Mustafa, the manager of…
Read MoreMaking This "The Decade of Vaccines"
This guest blog was written by Helen Evans, interim chief executive of the GAVI Alliance. GENEVA — I am Helen Evans, the interim chief executive of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, and our mission is to save children’s lives and protect people’s health by increasing access to immunisation in poor countries. Right now…
Read MoreVaccines: The Best Shot for our Health and Economy
Everyone knows that vaccines save lives, but the numbers are still impressive. In the first decade of the twenty-first century, more than five million lives were saved by vaccinations supported by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI). With the pneumococcal, rotavirus, and HPV vaccines rolling out in many countries, even more could be…
Read MoreGAVI Alliance and the Power of Vaccines
NEW YORK, NY – Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-general of the World Health Organization in a high level panel hosted by GAVI, UNICEF and the Government of Kenya as part of the United Nations MDG Summit said that “vaccines are the best buy in public health”. The GAVI Alliance was created in 2000 to respond to, and combat, rapidly…
Read MoreWhat Can be Done to Ensure Vaccines for Children?
HANOI, Vietnam — The 4th Partners Forum on the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) concluded Nov. 19, on the 20th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations was established nearly 10 years ago to accelerate the availability of vaccines and immunizations for child-related illnesses. The…
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