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Canada’s Sandra Rotman Center (SRC)
has awarded US $10,000 grants to five programs working to educate developing-nation
populations about the importance of immunization to prevent disease.
“For the first time in history, we
have or will soon have vaccines to control many deadly diseases and improve the
quality of life of every child on the planet,” said Peter Singer, SRC’s
director. “Paradoxically, the challenge now is to stimulate public demand for
vaccinations.”
From a field of 60 entrants, five
projects were selected:
*In Uganda, “Science Café Uganda”
invites young people to local cafés to learn about how the human papillomavirus
(HPV) vaccine can prevent cervical cancer.
*In El Salvador, “With Love We
Learn” seeks to mobilize civil society to alert female lawmakers to the need
for adding the HPV vaccine to the National Plan of Immunization.
*In South Africa, “Future Fighters”
will mentor students to form their own groups of HIV education ambassadors.
*In Egypt, “Protect Your Children”
marshals doctors and volunteers who use a contest involving children’s coloring
books and crayons to educate parents about preventing childhood pneumonia.
*In Pakistan, “The Awakening” uses
village health committees, school clubs, and radio broadcasts to counter
anti-vaccine sentiments and educate the population about childhood
immunization.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
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