GAVI Watch [to 2 August 2014]
http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/press-releases/
:: 5-in-1 vaccine now in all 73 poorest countries
30 July 2014
The five-in-one pentavalent vaccine is now being used in all GAVI Alliance-supported countries – now the race is on to increase coverage of the vaccine which protects children against five life-threatening diseases.
Pentavalent, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) as well as Hepatitis B (HepB) and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib), was first introduced with GAVI support in Kenya in 2001. South Sudan became the 73rd and final GAVI-supported country to introduce the vaccine on 16th July 2014…