The Measles Initiative - The Role of the FederationPast and Present

7th Annual Measles Initiative Meeting American Red Cross 27-28 February 2007

Jean Roy,International Federation Geneva

Photo by Brad Hersh, CDC/IFRC

Events leading to the 2001 Measles Initiative

1995-1998 Diphtheria Outbreak in Former Soviet Union 1996-1997 Discovering the “Rotary” of Measles 1997-2000 Drs. Kreysler & Sandbladh (ARC/CDC union) 1998 First Measles assignee to IFRC (J. Roy) 1999 First CDC Epidemiologist to IFRC (B. Hersh)

WDR 2000 Focus on Public Health 2000 WHO/CDC 1st SIA Uganda (M. Grabowsky) 2000-2001 First CDC assignee to ARC (M. Grabowsky) 2001 ARC Vice President Gerry Jones’ commitment 1st Measles Initiative Meeting, ARC

a one minute history lesson!

Measles/Polio Appeal Income, 2000-2006

668,418

900,030

1,653,849

2,422,818

776,145

490,111 431,900

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Donor response in Swiss francs –

2003 incl. 1 million USDs from Federation Foundation, carried over to 2004-062005-06 largely supported by Norwegian & Swedish RCs

9 countries (Bangladesh, Botswana, Central Africa Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Tanzania, Tunisia)

<10,000 volunteers

43.1 million beneficiaries

Est. number of deaths averted 294,868

Measles campaign support in 2005

8 countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Burundi,

Kenya, DR Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana)

Number of volunteers <20,000 Beneficiaries 43 million Est. number of deaths averted 290,000

Measles Campaign Support in 2006

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