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| 16 March 2010 | Donors asked for $4.3 billion for vaccines for poor Reuters - A further $4.3 billion is needed if a global vaccines alliance is to meet its goal of supplying life-saving immunizations to millions of children in poor countries by 2015, the organization said on Monday. Read more |
| 16 March 2010 | Cash crisis looms for vaccine drive Nature - Rising demand for immunization programmes in developing countries could outstrip funding. Read more |
| 04 March 2010 | Video: ONE.org interviews Julian Lob-Levyt ONE.org Germany - On his recent visit to Berlin, GAVI CEO Julian Lob-Levyt spoke to ONE.org about GAVI's 10th anniversary and the challenges in 2010. Watch video |
| 18 February 2010 | Scientists raise fresh hopes for fridge-free vaccines BBC - Scientists at Oxford University have found a way of keeping vaccines stable without refrigeration. Read more |
| 08 February 2010 | Science and philanthropy help make strides in combating rotavirus Media Global - The release of a new study chronicling the successful testing of a safe rotavirus vaccine, combined with a $10 billion donation over 10 years announced by the Gates Foundation at the World Economic Forum last week, may help stop rotavirus from claiming so many young lives. Read more |
| 07 January 2010 | Innovation in global health: a spoonful of ingenuity The Economist - New ideas for raising money for medical care—and spending it. Read more |
| 05 January 2010 | Vaccine financing push brings results World Bank - According to The State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunizations annual report, more children than ever before are being immunized against infectious diseases, thanks to a big push this decade to manufacture, distribute and pay for vaccines and immunization in developing countries. Read more |