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Health experts at the recent U.N. General Assembly in New York
focused attention on new ways to combat the rise of non-communicable
diseases, or NCDs, including some caused by infectious diseases that
could be prevented with vaccines. That connection adds new urgency to
the worldwide drive to immunize.
Every 20 seconds, a child dies of a vaccine-preventable disease. That's why health experts say vaccines are essential and the best investment in health. Seth Berkley is the CEO of the GAVI Alliance, a public-private partnership promoting immunizations for children around the world. He attended this year’s U.N. summit on non-communicable diseases in New York.
“A number of what we call NCDs turn out to be infectious diseases. About 20 percent of cancer is actually caused by infectious agents. We’ve had a lot of success getting rid of hepatitis B, which is the largest cause of liver cancer and we are hoping with the Human Papilloma Virus [HPV vaccine] to be able to get rid of cervical cancer,” Berkley said. Read More
Every 20 seconds, a child dies of a vaccine-preventable disease. That's why health experts say vaccines are essential and the best investment in health. Seth Berkley is the CEO of the GAVI Alliance, a public-private partnership promoting immunizations for children around the world. He attended this year’s U.N. summit on non-communicable diseases in New York.
“A number of what we call NCDs turn out to be infectious diseases. About 20 percent of cancer is actually caused by infectious agents. We’ve had a lot of success getting rid of hepatitis B, which is the largest cause of liver cancer and we are hoping with the Human Papilloma Virus [HPV vaccine] to be able to get rid of cervical cancer,” Berkley said. Read More
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