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Policy Series: Innovative Financing for Life-Saving Vaccines
Thursday May 10, 2007
9:30 – 11 am
H-137, U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, D.C.
Breakfast will be served
Each year, millions of children die from diseases that could be prevented by current and future vaccines. Through an innovative financing mechanism called Advanced Market Commitments (AMCs), donor governments and foundations are investing in a new market-driven process that seeks to accelerate the development and introduction of appropriate and affordable vaccines in impoverished countries. Starting with a focus on vaccines to prevent pneumonia – one of the largest causes of child deaths around the world – the current efforts on AMCs promise to create markets for vaccines in developing nations comparable to markets in wealthier countries. The Global Health Council, the GAVI Alliance, PATH, PneumoADIP, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative focus on this groundbreaking method for bringing cost-effective public health interventions to those most in need around the world.
Speakers Include:
Dr. Ruth Levine
Director of Programs and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
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Dr. Orin Levine
Executive Director, GAVI’s PneumoADIP
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Dr. Fred Were
President, Kenyan Pediatric Association
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Moderator:
Maurice Middleberg
Vice President for Public Policy, Global Health Council
category: Global Health Council News : General Health News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 25 April 2007
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