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The Measles Initiative - The Role of the Federation Past and Present. 7th Annual Measles Initiative Meeting American Red Cross 27-28 February 2007. Jean Roy, International Federation Geneva. Photo by Brad Hersh, CDC/IFRC.
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The Measles Initiative - The Role of the Federation Past and Present 7th Annual Measles Initiative Meeting American Red Cross 27-28 February 2007 Jean Roy, International Federation Geneva Photo by Brad Hersh, CDC/IFRC
Events leading to the 2001 Measles Initiative a one minute history lesson! • 1995-1998 Diphtheria Outbreak in Former Soviet Union • 1996-1997 Discovering the “Rotary” of Measles • 1997-2000 Drs. Kreysler & Sandbladh (ARC/CDC union) • 1998 First Measles assignee to IFRC (J. Roy) • 1999 First CDC Epidemiologist to IFRC (B. Hersh) • WDR 2000 Focus on Public Health • 2000 WHO/CDC 1st SIA Uganda (M. Grabowsky) • 2000-2001 First CDC assignee to ARC (M. Grabowsky) • 2001 ARC Vice President Gerry Jones’ commitment 1st Measles Initiative Meeting, ARC
Measles/Polio Appeal Income, 2000-2006 Donor response in Swiss francs – 2003 incl. 1 million USDs from Federation Foundation, carried over to 2004-06 2005-06 largely supported by Norwegian & Swedish RCs
Measles campaign support in 2005 9 countries (Bangladesh, Botswana, Central Africa Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Tanzania, Tunisia) <10,000 volunteers 43.1 million beneficiaries Est. number of deaths averted 294,868
Measles Campaign Support in 2006 8 countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Burundi, Kenya, DR Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana) • Number of volunteers <20,000 • Beneficiaries 43 million • Est. number of deaths averted 290,000