Oxfam reaction to GAVI Alliance replenishment announcement for vaccine funding
Mohga Kamal-Yanni, Oxfam senior policy adviser, said: “Oxfam is delighted that GAVI has raised more than $4bn to vaccinate children against killer diseases.
“Now that donors have given GAVI the funds it needs, it has a responsibility to help the most children possible. That means taking further action to push down the prices it pays to pharmaceutical companies and ending the conflict of interest that results from some of those companies having seats on GAVI’s board.”
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> Donors commit vaccine funding to achieve historic milestone in global health (GAVI Alliance press release)
> UNICEF promotes vaccine pricing transparency (UNICEF press release)
> Oxfam's Health & Education For All Campaign
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European Union Office reports and papers
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#EU foreign ministers must bite the bullet & extend the arms #embargo on #Syria http://t.co/rL80yARiSt #SyriaCrisis #ArmsTreaty17 hours 12 min ago
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RT @OxfamIreland: Ireland pledges €2.5 million in aid to Mali to contribute to reconstruction http://t.co/wvUzsRsHoD via @IrishTimes #Mal…1 day 40 min ago
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As @UN Disaster Risk Reduction Conference ends, worth checking #GPDRR13 for great tweets from @unisdr @UNOCHA @Federation et al1 day 1 hour ago
