The children's vaccine initiative : achieving the vision / Violaine S. Mitchell, Nalini M. Philipose, and Jay P. Sanford, editors ; Committee on the Children's Vaccine Initiative : Planning Alternative Strategies Toward Full U.S. Participation, Division of International Health, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sanford, Jay P., 1928-1996.

Mitchell, Violaine S.

Philipose, Nalini M.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Children's Vaccine Initiative: Planning Alternative Strategies Toward Full U.S. Participation.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Division of International Health.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vaccination of children.

Vaccines.

Immunization of children.

Vaccination.

Infant.

Child.

Immunization.

Medical Subjects:

Vaccines.

Vaccination.

Infant.

Child.

Immunization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.

Summary:

The Children's Vaccine Initiative is an international endeavor to advance the immunization of children throughout the world.. This book notes the one of the best opportunities to address the growing problem of immunization in the United States and to improve the health of children in the developing world lies in marshalling the significant and extensive vaccine development capabilities in the United States and abroad and recommends ways to enhance pubic and private sector participation in the International Children's Vaccine Initiative.

Notes:

Support provided by the Agency for International Development, the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, the United Nations Development Program, and the World Health Organization, Children's Vaccine Initiative.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0309049407

OCLC:

28471552