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10-Billion-Dollar Vaccine Pledge by Gates Hailed |
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Written by Jim Lobe - InterPress Service
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 |
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Article Source: InterPress Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 29, 2010 (IPS) - The pledge by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide 10 billion dollars over 10 years on vaccines aimed at reducing child mortality in the world's poorest countries was hailed by global health organisations around the world Friday.
The commitment, which will more than double the 4.5 billion dollars the foundation spent on vaccine development and distribution over the past decade, was announced Friday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
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