"The world is failing millions of children…the heartbreak belongs to their parents, but the responsibility belongs to all of us" — Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
The facts are simple and clear.
Every year...- 130 million children are born worldwide
- 23 million will not be vaccinated
- 8.8 million will die before their fifth birthday
- More than two million will die from diseases vaccines can prevent
Pneumococcal diseases and rotavirus are the two leading causes of death for children in the developing world.
We have vaccines to prevent them.
Learn more about GAVI’s fight against pneumococcal diseases (pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis, or blood poisoning).
Learn more about GAVI’s efforts to prevent rotavirus (an often fatal form of diarrhea).
"In Kenya, a child dies every four minutes. This is unacceptable. The main cause of death is vaccine-preventable diseases such as pneumonia. It is imperative that government, the private sector and individuals feel morally obliged to do everything possible to reduce this trend. The war drums on infants’ death must beat louder.” — Professor Fred Were, chairman of the Kenya Paediatric Association and lecturer at the University of Nairobi
Learn about the diseases GAVI combats.