Every year, more than one million children under the age of five die as a result of diarrhoea. It is the second-biggest killer in this age group, after pneumonia, and 40% of diarrhoea deaths are caused by rotavirus. That horrific toll could soon fall, thanks to the first major roll-out of rotavirus vaccines in Africa, where half of rotavirus deaths occur. The programme was unveiled this week by the GAVI Alliance — formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation — based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/vaccine-campaign-target-deadly-childhood-diarrhoea
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/declan-butler
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diarrhoea
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterborne-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/immunisation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
