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Deadly disease eliminated in children under 5 years of age in Uganda
Date:3/10/2008

nt chose to use what is known as a pentavalent vaccine a 5 in 1 injection that includes vaccines for Hib as well as diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and hepatitis B.

GAVI welcomes these extremely positive results said Dr Julian Lob-Levyt, Executive Secretary of the GAVI Alliance. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Ugandan Ministry of Health, the WHO, UNICEF and other partners, we can applaud a true success in controlling this deadly disease that has too often claimed so many lives.

Uganda was one of the first GAVI-eligible countries to adopt Hib vaccine, preceding what is now a global trend. According to a recent report released by WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Hib Initiative, between 2004 and 2007 the proportion of the 72 poorest countries eligible for GAVI support using or approved to use Hib vaccine increased from 18 percent to 65 percent. In November, the GAVI board approved additional funding for Hib vaccine, bringing the total number of countries with approved proposals to 44.

This is excellent news for the future generations of Ugandan children. Uganda has been a frontrunner in the Africa region in adopting this life-saving vaccine. The leadership of early introducers such as Uganda, Kenya and The Gambia has strongly influenced the decisions of many other countries in the region to adopt Hib vaccine. Today, 83% of the GAVI-eligible countries in Africa have now included or will soon include Hib vaccine in their national immunization programmes says Rana Hajjeh, Director of the Hib Initiative.

We are proud of the results of this study. Its encouraging to know that these kinds of interventions in Uganda and elsewhere are making a significant contribution towards achieving the Millennium Development Goal of reducing mortality in children less than 5 years of age, says Dr Sam Zaramba, Director General of Uganda Ministry of Health And GAVIs support was catalytic in allowing us t
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Contact: Ariane Manset
amanset@gavialliance.org
41-229-096-521
Gavi Alliance
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