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ChildhoodImmunization
A worthwhile investment
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Immunization saves lives
Immunization saves
the lives of
approximately 3million people each
year, all over the
world.
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Strong immunization systems can
protect our children All children deserve to
get full access to all the
vaccines they need.
Immunization is the
foundation of the public
health system--without it,
other health programs
would fail.
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Vaccines are safe
Immunization is among the
safest of modern medical
interventions.
Vaccines are easier and
safer to administer than
ever before.
Being immunized is much
safer than risking infectionand disease.
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Vaccines are always improving
Vaccine prices are
lower than ever before.
New vaccines protect
against more diseases.
New technologies make
immunization cheaper
and safer.
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Immunization can save money
Immunization
is one of the
most cost-
effective health
interventions.
Investing in
vaccines
SAVES more
money than itcosts.
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Immunization can protect the
unprotected When immunization
coverage is high, it can
prevent viruses and
bacteria fromcirculating.
The more children in a
community that are fully
immunized, the moreeveryone is safe.
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And yet...
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34 million children are
not fully immunized
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2.3 million still die each year
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New vaccines are slow to reach
the children who need them most Children in developing
countries lack access to
newer vaccines that
protect against hepatitisB and Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib).
Children in the
industrialized worldroutinely receive that
protection.
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Diseases reappear when coverage drops
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New Hope for Children
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GAVI and The Vaccine Fund
Financial and technical
assistance is available
to countries that want
help.
New vaccines and
technologies are
affordable.
Better vaccinationprograms can help
other health
interventions succeed.
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New vaccines are reaching
more countries Hepatitis B vaccine
Haemophilus influenzae
type b (Hib) vaccine
Japanese encephalitis
vaccine
Yellow fever vaccine
Pneumococcus vaccine Meningococcal vaccine
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Important goals
80% immunizationcoverage of all vaccinesin all districts.
Improved injectionsafety.
Improved managementof sharps waste.
Prevent the majority ofthose 2.3 millionavoidable deaths
eachyear.
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www.VaccineAlliance.
org
www.
ChildrensVaccine.org
(extensive Resource Center)
www.VaccineFund.org
http://www.vaccinefund.org/http://www.vaccinealliance.org/http://www.childrensvaccine.org/
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Thank you
All photos courtesy Thomas L. Kelly, GAVI/UNICEF
