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Merlin Warns Lifesaving Vaccines Could Fail To Reach Those Who Need Them Most, UK 2 Jun 2011, 4:00 pm
As David Cameron prepares to pledge millions of UK aid towards vaccines at a conference on June 13th, international health charity Merlin urges the money to be spent where the most children's lives will be saved. 50% of all children who die before their fifth birthday are born in forgotten or conflict-ridden countries such as Afghanistan, the Central African Republic and Somalia.[i] Afghanistan has the world's second highest number of child deaths with nearly 20% of Afghan children dying before their fifth birthday... |
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