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Funding the next scientific breakthrough for the world’s poor

Submitted by Sabin on Tue, 2012-06-12 00:00

June 12, 2012

At the Sabin Vaccine Institute, advocacy is big part of our business. We encourage politicians, philanthropists and the general public to expand immunization programs for vaccine-preventable diseases and increase treatment for over one billion people suffering from neglected tropical diseases.

But we’re also one of the few NGOs that is leading the research and development of vaccines to prevent diseases of poverty.

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Dr. Chris Nelson featured in Thailand's "The Nation"

Submitted by Sabin on Mon, 2012-06-11 00:00

June 11, 2012 | The Nation

Ahead of this week's Coalition against Typhoid activities in Bangkok, an op-ed by CaT Director Dr. Chris Nelson was featured in today's The Nation, an English-speaking daily Thai news outlet.

What's Missing in the Effort to Stop the Spread of Typhoid Fever

By Dr. Chris Nelson

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Recent Photography Exhibit hosted by Forbes and Elizabeth Jordan benefits Sabin

05.08.12 to 05.10.12

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Report From The Field: Sustainable Immunization Financing Symposium in Sierra Leone

06.08.12

The latest in the series of SIF briefings for parliamentarians in Sierra Leone took place 6th June in the Hotel Bintumani Complex in Aberdeen, just outside Freetown.

Advocating for Greater Typhoid Awareness in SE Asia

06.07.12

Over the past year, there have been serious typhoid outbreaks in Indonesia, the Philippines and India. These outbreaks are in addition to the endemic typhoid burden found in throughout Southeast Asia.

SIF Workshop Series Aims to Help Countries Achieve Financial Sustainability programs for Immunization Programs

06.05.12

During June-July, Sabin’s Sustainable Immunization Financing Program is organizing a series of legislative workshops that will take place both at sub-regional (country clusters), national and subnational levels. Eleven SIF countries are participating.

Washington Post reports on inspiring drop in child mortality

Submitted by Sabin on Wed, 2012-05-30 00:00

May 30, 2012 | Washington Post

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Statement of Support for New Global Vaccine Action Plan

Submitted by Sabin on Fri, 2012-05-25 00:00

May 25, 2012

The Sabin Vaccine Institute applauds the decision made today by the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly to endorse the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP). As a research and advocacy organization devoted to ensuring that life-saving vaccines reach the people that need them most, we commend this action plan, which lays the groundwork for the discovery, development and equitable delivery of vaccines.

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Statement by Bill Gates on the Occasion of the World Health Assembly Resolutions Declaring Completion of Polio Eradication a Global Emergency and Endorsing the Global Vaccine Action Plan

Submitted by Sabin on Fri, 2012-05-25 00:00

May 25, 2012

SEATTLE -- “Today marks a huge victory in the fight to protect all children from vaccine-preventable diseases, no matter where they live."

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Sixty-Fifth Session of The WHA Adopts New Resolution on Schistosomiasis Elimination

05.25.12

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