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    Each year, measles kills over 150,000 people despite the availability of an inexpensive vaccine. More than 20 million infants do not receive the measles vaccine each year, with over half of those children living in just five countries. The Measles and Rubella Initiative works with over 60 priority countries to train health workers, strengthen health systems, and educate the public to ensure all children receive vaccines, even in hard-to-reach areas. From 2000 to 2010, the Initiative helped reduce measles deaths by 74% by vaccinating over 1 billion children and increasing global measles vaccination coverage from 72% to 84%. Vaccinating a child against measles costs approximately $2, and estimates show it costs $150-200 to

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    Each year, measles kills over 150,000 people despite the availability of an inexpensive vaccine. More than 20 million infants do not receive the measles vaccine each year, with over half of those children living in just five countries. The Measles and Rubella Initiative works with over 60 priority countries to train health workers, strengthen health systems, and educate the public to ensure all children receive vaccines, even in hard-to-reach areas. From 2000 to 2010, the Initiative helped reduce measles deaths by 74% by vaccinating over 1 billion children and increasing global measles vaccination coverage from 72% to 84%. Vaccinating a child against measles costs approximately $2, and estimates show it costs $150-200 to

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    Each year, measles kills over 150,000 people despite the availability of an inexpensive vaccine. More than 20 million infants do not receive the measles vaccine each year, with over half of those children living in just five countries. The Measles and Rubella Initiative works with over 60 priority countries to train health workers, strengthen health systems, and educate the public to ensure all children receive vaccines, even in hard-to-reach areas. From 2000 to 2010, the Initiative helped reduce measles deaths by 74% by vaccinating over 1 billion children and increasing global measles vaccination coverage from 72% to 84%. Vaccinating a child against measles costs approximately $2, and estimates show it costs $150-200 to

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    SUPPLY LIFESAVING VACCINES TO CHILDREN EVERYWHERE

    Each year, measles kills more than 150,000 people and infects and disables
    millions more despite the availability of a highly effective, inexpensive vaccine. And each year
    more than 20 million infants do not receive a dose of that measles vaccine. More than half of
    those unvaccinated children are in just five countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
    Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
    THE PROBLEM:

    Support nonprofits working with high priority countries to train health workers,
    develop functional health systems, and educate the public. These activities ensure that children
    in even the most hard-to-reach places receive vaccines.
    THE IDEA:

    The Measles and Rubella Initiative works collaboratively with


    local governments and other international partners in more than 60 priority countries where
    measles vaccination rates are low.
    HIGH IMPACT OPPORTUNITY:

    The Measles and Rubella Initiative helped reduce measles deaths by 74% from
    2000 to 2010. During this time, over 1 billion children were vaccinated against measles and
    global coverage of measles immunization rose from 72% to 84%.
    RESULTS:

    The cost to fully protect a child against measles is ~$2. Based on our
    estimates of measles control in India, it would cost an estimated $150-200 per additional
    life saved.
    COST PER IMPACT:

    TAKE ACTION: Donate through the Measles and Rubella


    Initiative website. Donors can also support combined
    vaccines which add the rubella vaccine at low cost
    (about $0.25 per dose) and integrated vaccination
    campaigns that can be used as platforms to provide
    other life-saving interventions such as Vitamin A or
    deworming medications.
    TIPS: Building health system capacity is critical for
    sustained impact. VillageReachs pioneering Dedicated
    Logistics System in Mozambique increases the scale
    and efficiency of vaccine delivery. Their program
    has been able to increase basic vaccine coverage of
    children from 69% to 95% since 2001.

    For additional tips and information on saving childrens lives, see our Child Survival: A Toolkit
    for Donors at impact.upenn.edu

    THE CENTER FOR HIGH IMPACT PHILANTHROPY

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