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THE VALUE OF VACCINES

Health, wealth and happiness…

…for every generation

Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements. For centuries they have liberated us from disease, death and poverty – safeguarding our present and building our future.
 
Effective vaccination is recognized worldwide as one of humanity’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions, an essential foundation for successful human development. Vaccination is an integral part of the WHO’s mission to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). ¹
 
The scale of lives saved, and societies built, thanks to immunization overshadows many other interventions – with children, babies and the earth’s most vulnerable benefitting profoundly. Increasingly, vaccines are also protecting health beyond infancy – in adolescence, adulthood, during pregnancy, and in older age groups. Vaccination against infectious diseases has changed our world, saving millions of lives every year, both children and adults, and providing major benefits to society as a whole.

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