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Available statements, declarations, speeches, and editorials
2008
09 July 2008
GAVI Alliance welcomes Burundi’s commitment to immunisation
and pledges to continue to support its health programmes
Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world. But, in spite of years of civil unrest and poor infrastructure, its commitment to immunisation has been consistently high. Burundi’s DTP3 immunisation coverage increased from 54 per cent in 2001 to 93 per cent in 2006, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figures.
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10 June 2008
Showing on BBC World’s Survivor’s Guide on Tuesday 10 June at 1930 GMT - two young women health extension workers in Ethiopia
This acclaimed BBC series which airs “real stories of courage and determination from around the world” tonight features two friends Zewde Getahun and Fantaye Yenehu, working in their community, providing 16 different kinds of health service. They are among Ethiopia’s 24,000 health extension workers, whose training is funded by GAVI’s health system strengthening support. Tonight’s film shows how these two young women affect so many areas of their neighbours’ lives - some of the services they provide are related to environmental health and hygiene, like teaching people how to build and use latrines, how to dispose of liquid and solid waste, to separate people and livestock, and how to take care of their personal hygiene. Others are more medical, such as immunisation for children against eight different diseases, and against tetanus for women, plus oral rehydration salts for anyone with diarrhea. They also provide family planning services and HIV prevention and assist in childbirth.
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16 April 2008
”Tracking Progress in Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival, The 2008 Report” Statement by Julian Lob-Levyt, 16 April 2008
The 2008 report issued today in Cape Town provides a significant assessment of the progress in maternal, newborn and child survival. I am pleased to see the report's particular focus on the pivotal role of immunisation in efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially MDG 4, which aims at reducing by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five. Significant increases in immunisation rates serve as among the most promising trends for reducing childhood mortality and achieving MDG 4.
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10 April 2008
“Delivering the promise: through new markets, new money and new partnerships for development”. Speech by Dr Julian Lob-Levyt, GAVI Alliance Executive Secretary at the Sir Mark Oliphant Conference on Vaccine and Immunotherapy Technologies, Canberra.
Speaking to a gathering of eminent international scientists, Dr Lob-Levyt describes the business model of the GAVI Alliance and its impact through partnership on shaping vaccine markets, stimulating new financial resources, raising immunisation coverage in the world’s poorest countries, and strengthening the capacity of health systems to sustain and build health gains.
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