Rotavirus: advocacy slidesThese slides are intended to support your advocacy efforts. Please incorporate those that may be useful to you in your presentations.

For questions, please contact jen.farber@gmmb.com.

Special thanks to the ROTA Council’s Partners: Johns Hopkins University, PATH, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their technical guidance and expertise in developing these slides.

Rotavirus: template slides

The following slides can be customized to address your unique needs

Data may not be available for your country/region

Diarrhea: [region/country] Diarrhea is a leading cause of childhood illness and death

Diarrhea causes [insert number] deaths in children under 5 in [insert regional/country]

Diarrhea is responsible for [insert number] of hospitalizations/clinic/outpatient visits in [insert regional/country]

Diarrhea is responsible for [insert number] of cases in [insert regional/country]

[Insert other key facts on the burden of diarrhea in your region/country]

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Rotavirus: [region/country] Rotavirus causes [insert number] deaths in children under 5 in [insert

regional/country]

Rotavirus is responsible for [insert percentage] of diarrhea hospitalizations in [insert region/country]

Rotavirus is responsible for [insert number] of hospitalizations/clinic/out patient visits in [insert regional/country]

Rotavirus is responsible for [insert number] of cases in [insert regional/country]

[Insert other key facts on the burden of rotavirus in your region/country]

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Rotavirus: the latest research Include data/bullets on the latest evidence to

help inform your target audience:• Surveillance findings• Cost effectiveness of vaccination• Cost of illness for families• Government health expenditures• Clinical studies relevant to your region/country• Real word impact studies relevant to your region/country• Data on safety

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Rotavirus vaccine: status update [Insert content on status of rotavirus vaccine

introduction/implementation in your country or region]

[Insert bullets on what’s needed from your audience]• Prioritizing diarrhea/rotavirus prevention• Applying to GAVI for rotavirus vaccine introduction support• Introducing rotavirus vaccines into your country’s National

Immunization Program • Including rotavirus vaccines in a comprehensive approach to

fighting diarrhea

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