monica821 said:
Is known already something of the today act?
Still there are no pics of the event, but here you are and article.
GAVI Fund lauds Spain for its contribution to child health.
Her Royal Highness the Infanta Doña Cristina and Health Minister Elena Salgado applaud achievements of global immunisation programs and Spain’s continued commitment to these effort
MADRID, 10 July 2006 — Representatives of the GAVI Fund today gathered in Madrid to express gratitude to Spain for its leadership and its generous contribution to health and to global immunisation.
The GAVI Fund Board is taking place in Madrid this week and will gather Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan, Graça Machel - Chair of the GAVI Fund Board, Mary Robinson, Michel Camdessus, Rita Süssmuth, and other eminent personalities. Today, GAVI Fund Board members are attending the welcome reception, opened by the Infanta Doña Cristina, Honorary Patron of the Madrid fund board meeting. Also participating is Spanish Health Minister, Mrs Elena Salgado.
It is estimated that through the GAVI immunisation programs, more than 1.7 million premature deaths have been prevented in the past five years. This is a noteworthy achievement giving GAVI and its partners confidence to redouble efforts to reach the 27 million children born every year who lack access to immunisation.
On Friday 7 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers announced its official ratification of the IFFIm, the International Finance Facility for Immunisation. “We are enormously grateful for Spain’s support,” said Dr Julian Lob-Levyt, Executive Secretary of GAVI. “With Spain’s contribution we will be able to reach more children with life-saving vaccines and strengthen the health systems of impoverished countries and ultimately contribute to reaching the Millennium Development Goals. Together, we are building a better future for these children and countries as they work to break the cycle of poverty. ” The IFFIm has the capacity to save millions of additional lives that would otherwise be needlessly lost.
GAVI Fund lauds Spain for its contribution to child health
Her Royal Highness the Infanta Doña Cristina and Health Minister Elena Salgado applaud achievements of global immunisation programs and Spain’s continued commitment to these effort.
http://www.gavialliance.org/Media_Center/Press_Releases/pr_gavifund_lauds_spain_10jul2006_en.php