by RESULTS Australia | Sep 13, 2019 | Blog, Immunisation, News & Stories
(Photo courtesy of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative 2019) The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is seeking to eradicate polio globally. To achieve its goal, it is seeking a total of $US 4.2 billion over five years to prevent new cases of polio arising...
by RESULTS Australia | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog, News & Stories, Our Actions
(Image – left to right – Mark Rice, Policy & Advocacy Manager at RESULTS Australia, Amelia Christie, CEO of RESULTS Australia, Gerry Antioch, Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank and far right, Shiva Shrestha, Global Health Campaign Manager...
by RESULTS Australia | Aug 8, 2019 | Blog, Immunisation, Immunisation, News & Stories, Our Campaigns
More than 1 million children under five years of age in Papua New Guinea were immunised in June this year in a nationwide free vaccination campaign against three highly infectious diseases: measles, rubella and polio. Why? In 2018, Papua New Guinea saw its first polio...
by RESULTS Australia | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog, News & Stories
Over the last week, several media articles have noted that Australia’s annual influenza season “started unusually early” and that “there are more than 144,000 confirmed cases,” showing the severity of the virus this year. According...
by RESULTS Australia | Jul 25, 2019 | Blog
Did you know that 20 million children worldwide – that’s more than one in 10 – missed out on lifesaving vaccines, such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus in 2018? That’s according to new data out from the World Health Organization and UNICEF....
by RESULTS Australia | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, News & Stories, Our Actions, Tuberculosis & Other Diseases
We were inspired, motivated and encouraged at our National Conference last weekend to use our voices to inform Australian and international political decisions, so together we can bring an end to poverty. It’s all about you… Volunteers from far and wide...
