Today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it would dedicate $10 billion over the next ten years to support vaccine疫苗 research, development and delivery throughout the developing world. This commitment is unprecedented2空前的. Preventable diseases such as pneumonia3肺炎, diarrhea腹泻,痢疾 and malaria疟疾,瘴气 take the lives of 5 million children worldwide every year, mostly in low-income countries, simply because life-saving vaccines5 don't reach those who need them most. Today's commitment from the Gates Foundation promises to take the biggest step yet toward addressing this global inequity不公平,不公正.
"Today's announcement is a major boost for global health and vaccines. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has once again set the bar for results-driven aid. By aiming at pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria4, the funding will save millions of lives," said Orin Levine, executive director of IVAC.
"But the Gates Foundation cannot achieve the full promise of vaccines on its own. Manufacturers must increase their investments in vaccine1 research and development, donor6 countries must mobilize to help fund new vaccines, and developing countries must make the investments and take the steps necessary for delivering life-saving vaccines to their children.
Now more than ever and in light of根据,鉴于 the opportunities provided by the Gates Foundation's commitment, we urge all parties to work together to ensure access接近 ,有权使用 to life saving vaccines to those who need them worldwide."