GAVI Watch [to 9 August 2014]
http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/press-releases/

:: Niger tackles its two biggest child killers with GAVI Alliance support 05 August 2014

:: South Sudan’s Introduction of Pentavalent Vaccine: A Historic Moment as the Vaccine Has Now Reached All 73 GAVI Countries August 4, 2014
South Sudan’s recent launch of pentavalent vaccine (on 16 July 2014) marked a historic milestone in the global fight against vaccine-preventable diseases. This is not only a major accomplishment for the country and its children, but also for the international community, as pentavalent (DTP-HepB-Hib) vaccine is now available in all 73 GAVI countries, accounting for more than half of the world’s children. Although available for nearly three decades in high-income countries, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine was not accessible in low-income countries until the late 1990s. With a steady rollout of Hib-containing pentavalent vaccine, all children living in low-income countries will now have protection against meningitis and severe pneumonia, as well as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and Hepatitis B…