Preventing the Preventable:Breaking Down Barriers to Vaccine Delivery in Africa

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Amref Health Africa’s Coffeehouse Speakers Series on global development

Featuring:

Ken Simiyu, PhDProgram Officer

Grand Challenges Canada

Dr. Billie-Jo HardyScientist at the Centre for Ethical, Social, and Cultural (ESC) Risk

St. Michael’s Hospital

Dr. Jeffrey Pernica Pediatric Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Specialist

McMaster Children's Hospital

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Quotable

“Vaccines are the most cost-effective health care interventions there are. A dollar spent on a childhood vaccination not only helps save a life, but greatly reduces spending on future healthcare.”

–Ezekiel Emanuel, American Bioethicist

“Vaccines provide a strong return on investment. And companies recognize that when women and children thrive, economies thrive.”

–Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development

Quotable

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2014/11/11/what-employers-are-doing-to-counter-ebola/

Quotable

Over the last 50 years, immunization has saved more lives than any other health measure.

Did you know?

Source: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/im/index-eng.php

One in five children worldwide are not fully protected with even the most basic vaccines.

1.5 million children die each year—one every 20 seconds—from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Did you know?

Source: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Vaccine-Delivery

Vaccines are often expensive.

Supply shortages.

Lack of trained health workers.

Unreliable transportation systems.

Storage facilities.

Challenges

Source: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Vaccine-Delivery

Routine immunizations are effective in reducing overall mortality in young children in areas of high mortality.

Did you know?

Source: http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/34/1/138.full

“Supply chains, distribution networks and monitoring systems need to be strengthened to make sure health systems can accommodate all the vaccines and achieve the required results.”

–Dr. Thomas Cherian, World Health Organization

Quotable

Source: http://www.who.int/features/2014/immunization-south-africa/en/

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