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Saving Lives Today, Saving Costs Tomorrow: Why USAID Invests in Immunization

Posted by  on Thursday, April 28th 2016     
A young boy receives an oral polio vaccine in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The incidence of polio has fallen by more than 99 percent over the past three decades. / Kendra Helmer, USAID

Investing in vaccines is a best buy in global health — for every dollar invested, $16 in health care costs is averted. As the global community celebrates World Immunization Week, Katie Taylor describes why USAID invests in sustained and sustainable immunization systems.

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Growing Children, Trees and Science: The Work Towards an AIDS Vaccine

Posted by  on Monday, May 18th 2015     
HIV's outer-envelope proteins penetrate and infect host T-Cells; this illustration shows areas where antibodies can bind to and block the virus / Evan Oto / Science Source

In 1999, a tree was planted in Baltimore with the hopes that, by the time it had grown, the world would have an AIDS vaccine. While we’re not there yet, the tree is a reminder of our ever growing efforts to find a solution, efforts that USAID is dedicated to and optimistic about.

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Improved TB Diagnosis & Treatment: Research and Innovation Urgently Needed to Address Global Epidemic

Posted by  on Tuesday, May 7th 2013     

In 1882, Dr. Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes TB.

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Paving the Way for a Measles-Free Nigeria

Posted by  on Tuesday, February 1st 2011     

Guest Post by: Andrea Gay, Executive Director of Children’s Health at the United Nations Foundation For the last ten years, I have seen thousands of children cry after being pricked by needle for a vaccination against measles –a deadly disease that is preventable by one quick, albeit painful, shot. I witnessed it again this week […]

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