Vaccines as a Sign of Progress in Myanmar

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The Huffington Post
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Accessed 1 December 2012

Vaccines as a Sign of Progress in Myanmar
Posted: 11/27/2012 3:22 pm
By Dagfinn Høybråten
Vice President, Norwegian Parliament; Chair, GAVI Alliance Board

Extract
Myanmar made news this week, but not for reasons you might expect. The scene at the little health center in Thagaya in Yedashe township is an unmistakable sign of progress as the country emerges from decades of social and political isolation. For the first time, with support from the GAVI Alliance, a pentavalent vaccine was introduced that will defend children against five potentially fatal diseases. Over the next six months, more than half a million children in Myanmar will be protected from diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B (hepB) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)…

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