The Power of Vaccines
Vaccines are often called the best buy in public health. And now, for the very first time, we have two new vaccines that will help stop pneumonia and diarrhea--two of the biggest killers of children under five around the world. In fact, these two preventable diseases kill more children than HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria COMBINED.
But if the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) is given the proper funding, we could save the lives of 4 million children in 5 years.
Read below to find out more about the power of vaccines, the lifesaving potential of these two new vaccines and how you can help.
Briefing Center
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Pledges for GAVI Alliance
On June 13th, 2011, donors from the public and private sectors pledged an impressive $4.3 billion to GAVI to support new and underutilized vaccines, far surpassing the $3.7 billion gap. Here's a closer look at exactly who pledged what amount.
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ONE's Vaccine Policy Pitch
An in-depth look at ONE's policy pitch on cost-effective, lifesaving vaccines. MORE
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Vaccines Overview
A one-page overview that shows how childhood vaccines--particularly two new vaccines for pnuemonia and diarrhea--are one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives and prevent disease for a lifetime.
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News & Analysis from the ONE BLOG
What 365 days and $4.3 billion has meant for GAVI
ONE members at the GAVI conference last year One year ago today, as our colleagues in London held signs about vaccines alongside Bill Gates, we were glued to our computer screens in DC, waiting for donors’ pledges to come in for GAVI. GAVI had estimated that it needed $3.7 ... More
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Congrats GAVI! Congrats Ghana! Congrats ONE members!
ONE blogger Bryant Shannon just came back from a trip to Ghana with ONE. He is a public health research scholar for the US Fulbright Program. Read more of his updates on his personal blog. Last year, along with thousands of other ONE members, I took part in ONE’s ... More
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VIDEO: Ghana and GAVI's official vaccine rollout ceremony
ONE blogger C.C. Chapman just came back from a trip to Ghana with ONE. Read more of updates on his personal blog. I may have successfully uploaded all my photos from my recent trip to Ghana, but I still have to go through and assemble a travel video.Thankfully ... More
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Do we take vaccines for granted in the US?
ONE blogger Amy Graff just returned from a trip to Ghana with ONE. This piece was originally printed on The BabyCenter Blog.Last week, Ghana was the first African country to roll out two new vaccines simultaneously to protect children from the continent’s deadliest infant diseases, rotavirus and pneumonia ... More
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Bill Gates, Sr.: Vaccines are an act of love
This piece by Bill Gates, Sr. was originally published on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Impatient Optimists blog. When my wife was pregnant with our first child, one of the worst polio epidemics in history was tearing through the United States. When my daughter was born, I was excited ... More
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ONE Act a Week: Join USAID's #5thbday campaign
Action: 40. Time: 15 minutes. Level of difficulty: Easy.This is a picture of me and some of my playmates when I was 5 years old. I am the chubby one in the center, with the white and red dress on. I don't remember whose birthday we were celebrating ... More
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Bono: Vaccines are a Global Health Game-Changer
"In most parts of the world diarrhea is a nuisance. In Africa, it can be a death sentence," said Bono, co-founder of ONE. "Too many kids are lacking the medicines we can find at any corner drug store. Vaccines are a global health game-changer. MORE
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ONE Applauds Obama Administration for Life-saving Vaccines Pledge in London
Raj Shah's announcement today that the Obama Administration is committing $450 million over the next three years to GAVI confirms the President's commitment to help save lives through childhood vaccinations - often called the "best buy" in public health. MORE