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Subido el 28 de mayo de 2007 por EducaMadrid

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore on the success of the Measles Initiative.

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Global efforts to expand the use of the measles vaccine over the past five years have resulted 00:00:00
in the greatest and most rapid measurable reduction in under 5 mortality in public health 00:00:09
history. 00:00:15
The numbers tell the story. Between 1999 and 2005, measles mortality was reduced by 60% 00:00:23
from an estimated 873,000 deaths to 345,000 deaths. Improved routine immunization together 00:00:32
with large-scale campaigns during this period saved the lives of over 2 million children. 00:00:42
America achieved the largest total mortality reduction, contributing 72% of the global 00:00:52
reduction, an amazing achievement. In another time during a measles epidemic, a village 00:00:58
would bury two to three children every week. That no longer happened. 00:01:05
In 2001, UNICEF, the American Red Cross, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 00:01:20
and others formed the Measles Initiative. The key to the success of the Measles Initiative 00:01:26
is partnership. The original goal was to reduce deaths from measles in 34 target countries 00:01:33
in Africa by 50%. That goal has been surpassed, and a new goal has been set, to reduce measles 00:01:39
deaths by another 40%. If we can achieve this, by 2010 measles deaths will have been 00:01:48
reduced by 90% in just 10 years. 00:01:58
Africa's success shows what can be accomplished when resources are made available and community 00:02:10
commitment is strong. 00:02:17
Mothers know what measles is. They often, their kids have had measles. And most of them 00:02:20
have a neighbor or a friend whose child has died from measles. And this is the case whether 00:02:26
it's in the mountains of the Americas or in villages in Africa. And now, after the Measles 00:02:32
Initiative and the vaccination activities, it's amazing to walk in the villages in Africa 00:02:38
and you talk to these mothers and they're not concerned about measles anymore. Their 00:02:45
kids are vaccinated. 00:02:49
The will of the African people to save their children has led to their remarkable success. 00:02:51
As a result, there is one less disease for parents to fear and one more reason for them 00:02:58
to have their hope that their children will survive and thrive into adulthood. 00:03:05
It cost $1 per child to immunize them against measles. It sounds like such an insignificant 00:03:16
amount of money, but the impact is so profound. And it is a way of reaching out to, in many 00:03:29
cases, the most vulnerable children through this noble, important, and necessary work. 00:03:37
Despite the success of the Measles Initiative, the disease still remains the leading cause 00:03:46
of vaccine-preventable deaths among children. And protecting every child from measles must 00:03:59
remain a top priority. 00:04:05
The most important element of this initiative has been the fact that countries have taken 00:04:07
the ownership in terms of planning, executing, and monitoring the activities. And this is 00:04:13
key for the sustainability of the initiative because we're not talking, at this point in 00:04:20
time, about eradicating the disease. In other words, there will be need for ongoing activities 00:04:25
for the next several years. And it's important that countries assume their responsibilities 00:04:31
as they are doing now. 00:04:36
The most important thing is we have a proven strategy that we know works. We have had sufficient 00:04:40
resources to implement that strategy in countries. And the results are evidence that, in fact, 00:04:48
the Measles Initiative has been working. 00:04:57
Moving forward, increased attention will be given to Asian countries of high risk. Given 00:05:01
Africa's success, we have every reason to believe this goal can be achieved and millions 00:05:08
more young lives saved. 00:05:13
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28 de mayo de 2007 - 17:47
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Enlace Relacionado:
UNICEF (United Nations International Chidren's Emergency Fund)
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