In celebration of world immunization week, one cannot ignore the great strides China has made to protect over one-fifth of the world’s population from vaccine preventable diseases. The Chinese government has worked closely with CDC, WHO, UNICEF and other partners as it has addressed this challenge head on with new policies, supplemental immunization activities and successes reaching those most in need of care. These steps protect not only China’s population from disease, but also protect the U.S. and the rest of the world from the global spread of infectious, vaccine-preventable health threats.
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World Immunization Week, China
Categories: Global Health, Immunization, World Immunization Week, measles, vaccine
April 27th, 2012 9:08 pm ET -
The Man Who Calls the Shots: Tabu Collins
Categories: Global Health, Immunization, World Immunization Week, vaccine
April 24th, 2012 7:24 pm ET -
CDC-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Tabu Collins, a Medical Epidemiologist for the Kenyan Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MOPHS). Tabu told me about his journey to becoming an epidemiologist and the public health challenges and successes in Kenya. Every day he sees the power of vaccines, not only to save but also to transform lives, giving children in Kenya an opportunity to grow up healthy, go to school, and live long productive lives.
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