I am at a meeting of the GAVI Civil Society Steering Group – a group of NGOs and community groups which advises the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation. After the huge success of the Pledging Conference in London last month, we need to make sure donors also recognise the (much more difficult) challenge of building health systems in developing countries.
Today we passed a milestone in our No Child Born to Die campaign, and it was an overwhelming success.
Getting vaccines to the world’s poorest children needs a dedicated team of health workers. Meet some of our fanstastic immunisation team in my video blog.
Watch this film on the outcomes of the GAVI press conference.
When southern Sudan becomes the world’s newest country on 9 July 2011 it will have the dubious boast of having the world’s lowest vaccine coverage rate – 17% of children are vaccinated compared to 94% in the UK. A mother calls for world leaders to change this.
A diverse range of global organisations and health activists have launched a call to action today in support of the GAVI Alliance global vaccination conference which is taking place on Monday. The statement was prepared by the GAVI Civil Society Steering Committee, which includes Save the Children’s Head of Health Simon Wright.
How has your support been vital in lobbying governments to save children’s lives? Why are we focussing on vaccines? Find out this Sunday (12 June) if you join an exclusive phone call to hear direct from Bill Gates, philanthropist and technology guru, about why he’s investing so much time and money into vaccines for children, together with Justin Forsyth, Save the Children’s CEO.
Save the Children global partner builds its decision to reinvest 20% of its profits into health care for the poorest, by joining other drug companies in cutting its vaccine prices.
Key moment for our vaccines for all campaign as drug companies announce price cuts in vaccines.
A visit to the Liberia to see our health programmes in action underlines the importance of expanding vaccination to all the world’s poorest children.
