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The Embassy of Ghana and GAVI Alliance Celebrate Health Strides

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 Source: --

The Embassy of Ghana and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization invite

you to join us as members of the vaccine and immunization communities come out to


celebrate Ghana’s historic milestone in saving children’s lives and improving


people’s health. Recently Ghana, in partnership with the GAVI Alliance, became the


first African country to simultaneously introduce two vaccines against pneumonia and


rota-virus.





THE EMBASSY OF GHANA

3512 Embassy International Drive


Washington, DC 20008





Thursday, May 3, 2012


6:30 PM – 8: 30 PM


Ghanaian Immunization Panel Reception



Panelists:


Alex Palacios, Special Representative – GAVI Alliance


Marc LaForce, Former Director of Meningitis Vaccine Project


Dr. Daniel Feikin, Director of Epidemiology – International Vaccine Access Center


Dr. Claudia Castillo, Alliances Specialist for Comprehensive Family Immunization - PAHO





For additional information and RSVP please contact:

Sarah Kuruswo: skuruswo@africasummit.org


Special thanks to the Africa Society for their contribution to this event.





This message was sent to akoto@ghanaweb.com from:


The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa | 1100 17th St NW


Suite 1000 | Washington DC, DC 20036



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