Sojo Stories: Immunizing 250 Million Children By 2015

Source: Sojourners

Dr. Mercy Ahun, GAVI special representative in Geneva, sat down with Sojourners to discuss the role of faith-based organizations in helping reach those 250 million,and the role her own personal faith plays in her work.

'Manipulation' of vaccination fears

Source: BBC News/Seth Berkley

In this week's Scrubbing Up, Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the GAVI Alliance - which provides children in developing countries with access to vaccines - says there is a real danger such fears will trickle down into the developing world where lives are even more vulnerable.

India anti-polio campaign a model for other countries to follow

Source: The National

The day India's health minister announced the country had been polio free for more than a year was one of the most memorable moments of Lokesh Gupta's life.

Haiti rebuilds with a foundation of vaccines

Source: ONE/Helen Evans

On Saturday, this beautiful country – devastated by earthquake and hurricane – will become the 14th GAVI-supported country to introduce life-saving rotavirus vaccines into its national immunization program joining four other GAVI countries in the Americas region: Bolivia, Guyana, Honduras and Nicaragua. The introduction of rotavirus vaccine is a tangible symbol of Haiti’s effort to rebuild and protect its children.

The power of vaccines(2)

Source: Philanthropy Age/Seth Berkley

Immunisation lies at the heart of a global push to slash the number of deaths each year that occur as a result of preventable diseases. In this special report, we examine the power, the potential, and the price of vaccines in the 21st century.