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Vaccine shortage threatens world's immunization programs.(Brief Article)
2002 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The world is experiencing a serious vaccine shortage that threatens to jeopardize children's immunization programs in both developing and industrialized countries, the head of UNICEF has warned.
"The shortages affect virtually every category of traditional vaccine given to children in poor countries," UNICEF Director Carol Bellamy told an international conference evaluating how to finance vaccines for the developing world.
UNICEF fills about 40% of the global demand for children's vaccines and is the main supplier of vaccines to the world's poorest countries.
An "urgent global response" was needed to address the vaccine shortage, which could fast develop into a crisis, the South African Press Association quoted Bellamy as saying.
While it usually takes about two years to produce vaccines, most donors only committed funds for a year at a time, making it difficult for poor countries to enter into long-term commitments with manufacturers.
The result was that between 1998 and 2001, 10 out of 14 ...
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