The GAVI Alliance said it welcomes the introduction of pneumococcal and measles-rubella vaccines in Senegal. Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the GAVI Alliance, said, “Senegal is investing in the health of its children by protecting them from these three potentially fatal diseases. We want to see children benefitting from the power of vaccines no matter where in the world they live.” Awa Marie Coll Seck, Senegal Health Minister, commwented, “These introductions are very important for Senegal because children are dying every day from these vaccine-preventable diseases. I am happy that we have been able to introduce these vaccines for our children with GAVI Alliance support.” Senegal plans to introduce pneumococcal vaccine into its routine child vaccination schedule immediately while the measles-rubella introduction will initially begin as a campaign before moving in to routine immunisation from the beginning of 2014.

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