A vacunation record will not prevent two milion children die of new influenza

A vaccination record will not prevent two million children die
DAVID Alandete - Washington - 22/10/2009
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Despite having reached record levels so far, with 106 million doses inoculated last year, immunization of newborns in the poorest countries falls short, some 24 million doses, according to a report prepared jointly by the World Health Organization, the World Bank and United Nations released today. The result is two million child deaths could be avoided with proper prevention.

    * The WHO claims that patents are used to delay access to drugs
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One in five babies in the world runs out of vaccinating against diseases, but waste in developed countries, continue to kill thousands of people, such as measles, meningitis and influenza. To provide a decent immunization, international institutions should invest at least U.S. $ 1,000 million (almost 700 million euros). For now, existing vaccines can save two and a half million lives each year.
In the last decade, the vaccine market has seen an explosion unusual. In 2000, spending per child in underdeveloped or developing countries was six dollars (four euros). At this moment approaches, the authors of the report, about $ 18 (12 euros). Transactions generated for vaccine manufacturers and distributors around 11,000 million euros annually.
To pay for it was founded in 2000 the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, established by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. However, many countries do not meet the strict requirements to receive such assistance.

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