AFRICA: Lifesaving Vaccines To Reach 37 More Countries

[HuckleB]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2011/09/life-saving-vaccines-to-reach-37-more-countries.html

"Vaccines against rotavirus and pneumonia, the major killers of children in Africa, will be distributed to 37 more countries, 24 of them in Africa, according to the GAVI Alliance, a group of aid agencies, foundations and vaccine manufacturers.

The alliance announced in Geneva on Tuesday that it had approved applications Monday from 16 countries for funding for the rotavirus vaccine against diarrhea and from 18 countries for pneumococcal vaccine against pneumonia.

Sudan introduced the rotavirus vaccine in July as part of its national immunization program, the first African country to do so. Under the new funding announced by the GAVI Alliance, 12 more African countries will be able to do the same.

In 2009, the World Health Organization recommended that countries immunize against rotavirus as part of their national immunization programs.

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Seems like a positive thing, and we could something positive. No?

[TheWraith]

1. Kick ass. Vaccines we take for granted can save lives in Africa.

Particularly in areas hit by famine, bad water, or other health maladies, relatively simple conditions like the flu, which we mostly laugh off, can kill people, particularly children.

[HuckleB]

3. Absolutely.

It's goes a long way...

[TheWraith]

4. Unfortunately, positive stories on DU sink like stones. nt

[HuckleB]

6. All too true. -eom-

[xchrom]

2. Recommend

[HuckleB]

10. Thanks.

[ceile]

5. K&R n/t

[HuckleB]

7. KICK!

Apparently DU is focused on letting the anti-vaccine crowd kill threads.

What the hell is going on with the world?

[Marrah_G]

8. This is great news

[HuckleB]

9. +1