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Mastercard Foundation Supports African CDC

Post author By Beth Holmes
Post date June 11, 2021

Africa lags far behind in COVID-19 vaccinations

The Mastercard Foundation announced a massive donation pledge to help boost the healthcare response to COVID-19 throughout Africa. On Tuesday, June 8, the Mastercard Foundation, Mastercard’s Toronto-based NGO, announced that they would be donating $1.3 billion dollars over three years to further healthcare work among some of the world’s poorest citizens. The money will be […]

Tags Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, healthcare, John Nkengasong, Mastercard, mastercard foundation, Reeta Roy, vaccination

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UN’s ‘Shot@Life’ Campaign Provides Vaccines to Children in Need

Post author By admin
Post date May 18, 2018

A photo of a medical professional in the Democratic Republic of Congo administering a vaccine to a child. — A medical professional in the Democratic Republic of Congo administering a vaccine to a child. Photo credit: Valeriya Anufriyeva / Shutterstock

According to the U.N. Foundation, 1.7 million children will die in 2018 from diseases that have been nearly or entirely eradicated in the United States, such as measles, pneumonia, polio, and diarrhea. One in five children globally have no access to immunizations. “Expanding access to vaccines strengthens our ability to fight disease globally and keep our […]

Tags children, disease, Shot@Life, U.N. Foundation, vaccination, vaccines

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