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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More weapons to #Syria will only make life worse for civilians. @williamjhague @LaurentFabius pls save lives + keep #EU arms #embargo22 min 57 sec ago
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FACT: Over half of Syria's #refugees are children. http://t.co/Fb2BriblKC #SyriaCrisis1 hour 3 min ago
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many thanks, @FridaGColumns @msf8 hours 55 min ago
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Photo of the wk: Young Ahmed holds the keys to 1 of 48 new wash blocks, Zaatari camp #Jordan http://t.co/qOs5BOPh63 #Syria #refugees1 day 14 hours ago
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1000s homeless again, searching for safety as violence erupts again in eastern #DRC http://t.co/C3cLwXNit3 $1bn WorldBank aid pledge1 day 15 hours ago
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UN Disaster Risk Reduction Conference: Good, but needs to go further http://t.co/Hm54O1EsXT #GPDRR13 #drr @UNDP @unisdr @odi_development1 day 17 hours ago
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European #taxhavens are 2/3 of the $150 billion tax loss problem http://t.co/jax7i3jVsd #G8 #taxdodging #transparency1 day 18 hours ago
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Thx @Food_Tank! Proud 2b in 40 Orgs Shaking Up the Food System list @IFADnews @millenniuminst @OneAcreFund @ONECampaign @rocunited @FAOnews1 day 20 hours ago
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RT @oxfamgb: Good news of £30m extra funding from @DFID_UK for #Syria. Still need more aid from others & big push for a peace. http://t.co/…1 day 20 hours ago
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US pushes Europe to amend arms #embargo on Syrian rebels http://t.co/B8KYe8VNQn #SyriaCrisis @StateDept @WilliamJHague @eu_eeas @OxfamEU1 day 21 hours ago
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+80,000 ppl have been killed & several million displaced since the #SyriaCrisis began; #EU must extend arms embargo http://t.co/JlpzH9egf71 day 22 hours ago
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RT @Katie_Nguyen1: Another arresting headline from @katymigiro 'Chips for sex: Oxfam explores the lives of #Kenya’s hungry millions' http:…1 day 22 hours ago
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RT @liviafirth: 1 empowered woman can spark a positive change for her whole community @Oxfam @thecircle_oxfam #SparksthatFly @eco_age1 day 22 hours ago
