Published 1 July 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a622
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a622

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Global alliance sets vaccine strategy for seven deadly diseases

John Zarocostas

1 Geneva

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The board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation has approved a plan to support new and underused vaccines to combat seven deadly diseases in poor nations.

The financial support, expected to be announced at the alliance’s next board meeting in October, will help boost the fight against cervical cancer, cholera, typhoid, meningitis A, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, and rubella.

"This strategy will attack some of the world’s major diseases and gives us a new challenge in our efforts to provide good health to the world’s most vulnerable people," said Julian Lob-Levyt, executive director of the alliance.

Cervical cancer, for example, Mr Lob-Levyt said, "affects more than five million women each year and leads to more than 250 000 deaths, the vast majority in developing nations."

Typhoid causes about 500 000-600 000 deaths each year, the alliance noted, citing World Health Organization estimates.

"With the advent of new vaccine technologies . . . [Full text of this article]


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