Vaccine Advocacy and Education
Ghana launches two new vaccines, part of World Immunization Week celebrations
Today Ghana is doing something that no other country in Africa has ever done. The country is today introducing not just one, but two new vaccines. This is huge.
Every year in Ghana more than 50,000 children die before the age of five, and 20 percent of these deaths are caused by two leading killers, pneumonia and diarrhea. The two vaccines being introduced, for pneumococcal diseases and rotavirus, will protect children from these killer diseases.
5 vaccine videos help spread the word about the immportance of immunization
Last month, the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a vaccine film festival to showcase films that inspire action to improve child health through the power of vaccines. 5 videos from the event are posted on the Results blog. You can watch them by following the link below.
Governments join forces to fight dengue outbreak
By Alyah Khan
When a disease outbreak occurs, governments from around the world often come together to fight its spread. It was this type of collective effort that helped curb a dengue outbreak last year in the Marshall Islands, which are located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Defense, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development, local governments and the governments of Taiwan, Japan and Australia joined forces to respond to the outbreak.
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