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On Monday donors committed $4.3 billion, or $600 million more than the projected shortfall of US$3.7 billion shortfall, in GAVI Alliance funding for the period 2011–2015.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
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GAVI News Release 13 June 2011
Major public and private donors achieved a milestone in global health today by committing funding to immunise more than 250 million of the world’s poorest children against life-threatening diseases by 2015 and prevent more than four million premature deaths.
Related: Media release and key outcomes, commitment chart (in pdf)
Related: GAVI background documents
CANADIAN NEWS and NEWS RELEASES
Ottawa Citizen Editorial, June 14, 2011
And, at a time when vaccine use is increasing around the world, Wilson says Canadian public health officials need to find a new way of making sure more people here get vaccinated.
Governemnt of Canada News Centre June 11, 2011
London, England―The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced Canada's continued commitment to the GAVI Alliance to help protect the lives of the world's most vulnerable children through immunization.
UNICEF Press Release , June 14, 2011
UNICEF Canada Welcomes Government of Canada Increased Support To Save The Lives Of Children In Developing Countries
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Reuters June 13, 2011
International donors led by Britain and Bill Gates pledged $4.3 billion on Monday to buy vaccines to protect children in poor countries against potential killers such as diarrheal diseases and pneumonia.
Science Speaks blog 13 Jun 2011
When John Lusingu began working as a doctor in southern Tanzania in the mid-1990s, he immediately grew frustrated from the lack of resources, human capital, basic equipment, and other necessities required to run a healthcare system. With many of his patients dying from AIDS, the young doctor quickly realized new solutions were needed
TIME, June 13, 2011
In much of the developing world, however, access to vaccination can still mean the difference between life and death — and too often, it's the latter. That's why Monday's news from London that the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations (GAVI) had far surpassed its funding goals — raising $4.3 billion — is so welcome for global health.
The Guardian blog June 13, 2011
Gavi's funds should also be targeted at middle-income countries because that's where the majority of unvaccinated children live
Sci Dev.net June 10, 2011
Campaigners are calling for vaccine production to be transferred to Africa to save money and contribute to the continent's broader economic development.
SciDev.net 26 May 2011
Few causes are more worthy of funding than vaccines, says Priya Shetty, and the developing world relies on GAVI getting the billions it needs.
