LDS Immunization Initiative

1. LDS Immunization Initiative

2. History • LDS joined the international Measles Initiative in 2003 • 2003-2012: LDS Church has contributed $16.6 million • 2011: LDS partnered with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) • 2012: Immunization made a major humanitarian initiative

3. LDS Participation 2003-2012 Approximately 63,600 volunteers have provided 801,400 hours of service in 35 countries

4. Objectives • Assist the Measles & Rubella Partnership in saving children’s lives • Teach members of the church and others to be “true volunteers” by serving without expecting compensation • Help build routine vaccinations and sustainability of local health systems

5. 2012 Campaigns

6. LDS-GAVI Project, Kenya World Pneumonia Day • 350 member volunteers • 1,800 volunteer hours • 63,000 flyers distributed • 2,100 posters • 900 T-shirts • 300 head scarves

7. Haiti 2012 Campaign Social Mobilization Support 22-30 April 2012 • 1047 member volunteers • 17,514 volunteer hours • 76,000 flyers distributed • 200 T-shirts made • 95.7% vaccination

8. GAVI PARTNERSHIP • Partnership was initiated by GAVI, who lead the way in • providing pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines • Church is able to select partner countries and scale of • participation • GAVI works to “graduate” countries when sustainability • is achieved • Partnership is mutually beneficial to each organization’s • objectives • We will build additional partnerships with faith-based • organizations

9. Future Considerations • Shift primary focus to routine vaccinations & sustainability • Develop new social mobilization model • Determine role of domestic and in-country faith communities • Define relationship between FBOs and other NGOs and GOs • Improve campaign coordination between NGOs to reduce overlap/duplication in resources and costs • Expand campaigns to new areas