27 Sep 2011 09:00 Source: Reuters // Reuters
By Kate Kelland
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The GAVI international immunisations group said on Tuesday it had agreed more than 50 new deals to fund potentially life-saving vaccines for children in 37 developing countries.
The Geneva-based Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation said the agreements, which will help provide rotavirus, pneumococcal and other vaccines for children under five, were a big step in the fight against the two leading child killers -- severe diarrhoea and pneumonia.
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