{"id":21318,"date":"2014-05-20T10:30:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T10:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.one.org\/international\/?post_type=one_press&p=21318"},"modified":"2014-05-20T10:30:09","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T10:30:09","slug":"one-kicks-off-vaccine-campaign-ahead-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/ca\/press\/one-kicks-off-vaccine-campaign-ahead-of-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE Kicks Off Vaccine Campaign Ahead of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

New report urges world leaders to step up & score GAVI\u2019s next #BigGoal to save more than five million lives<\/strong><\/p>\n

BRUSSELS \u2013 As billions of people prepare to cheer for their favorite teams in the 2014 World Cup, The ONE Campaign released a new report today, Going for Goal: Immunisation and the Case for GAVI<\/a>,<\/em> that urges the world to pay attention not only to the shots and saves on the playing fields of Brazil, but in health clinics around the world where GAVI\u2019s support for vaccines is saving millions of children from preventable diseases.<\/p>\n

The new report was released at GAVI\u2019s pre-replenishment conference in Brussels, where the Alliance announced a new global effort to raise an additional $7.5 billion from donors to immunise more than 300 million children and save more than 5 million additional lives over the next five years.<\/p>\n

ONE\u2019s report is a \u201cscouting report\u201d that analyzes the performance of each country participating in the World Cup (and a few others), highlighting their contributions to GAVI and what they need to do to step up the fight against preventable childhood deaths. It sets out a five point action plan for GAVI, donors and countries with high levels of disease that will make a huge impact on the health of the world\u2019s children.<\/p>\n

Erin Hohlfelder<\/strong>, ONE\u2019s Director of Global Health Policy, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe World Cup is a perfect time to make the case for GAVI. Just as teams from six continents are coming together to compete on a level playing field, GAVI is also a story about the world coming together. Different donors, partner countries, activists, technical partners, and private companies are joining forces to help deliver vaccines \u2013 and these players need to work as a team if GAVI is to build on its successes and get the next big goal it wants: saving more than 5 million lives.<\/p>\n

The urgent work to ensure that more children receive vaccines is rooted in a devastating reality: in 2012, an estimated 6.6 million children around the world died before reaching their fifth birthdays.<\/p>\n

For many of these children, simply because they can\u2019t access the basic vaccines we take for granted, they don\u2019t have the chance to grow up to be the next Didier Drogba, Per Mertesacker, Mia Hamm, or Abby Wambach. That\u2019s an unacceptable reality that we have the power to change, starting by securing new financing for GAVI.\u201d<\/p>\n

In order to reach this goal and make new progress in the fight against preventable childhood deaths, ONE\u2019s report makes five recommendations:<\/p>\n

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  1. Donors must step up their support for GAVI. A number of countries each need to significantly increase their contributions in order for GAVI to reach its financing goals.<\/li>\n
  2. Countries with high levels of disease burden must increase domestic financing for health and strengthen their immunisation programs.<\/li>\n
  3. Emerging economies must close the gap between those populations in their countries who receive vaccinations and those who don\u2019t.<\/li>\n
  4. GAVI should strengthen its own strategies to ensure that more children are reached, regardless of where they live.<\/li>\n
  5. All countries must work harder to combat vaccine-preventable outbreaks, which are not only deadly but also threaten to reverse years of investments and progress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The GAVI Alliance has saved 6 million lives and supported the immunisation of 440 million children since it was created in 2000. The Alliance finances the purchase of vaccines in more than 70 of the world\u2019s poorest countries and has helped shape markets to help dramatically reduce the price of these important vaccines.<\/p>\n

    To read the full report, as well as to sign a petition to world leaders in support of GAVI, visit ONE.org\/vaccines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    ENDS<\/p>\n

    For more information please contact:<\/p>\n

    Chris Mitchell on T: 020 7434 6935 or M: 07901 006 799 or email: Chris.mitchell@one.org<\/p>\n

    Erin Hohlfelder, ONE’s director of global health policy, is available for interview upon request.<\/p>\n

    NOTES TO EDITORS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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