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,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
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immunization rates 7 /agnant or         
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born 9 ! develop+ _w ea* ye> 7 n fully  
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deadly b prev5table disease & contribute
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r$uction by ensur+ p live long]1        

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! ,_w ,bank1 bilat]al p>tn]s1 develop+  
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poore/ c\ntries2 ,:]eas p>tn]%ip &      
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fund+ _! national immunization programs2
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disease & rotavirus1 ! lead+            
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five ?an any o!r disease2 ,:]eas ,gavi  
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to end polio1 /r5g!n+ & br++ !          
inactivat$ polio vacc9e into r\t9e      
immunization programs2 ,:]eas /rong     
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implem5t+ c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,gavi        
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,mill5nium ,*all5ge ,corporation2       
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*ildr5 worldwide receive all #aa        
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fiscal ye>s #bjab ?r\gh #bjad to        
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global heal?1 p>ticul>ly 9 *ild         
survival2 ,:]eas ,gavi is committ$ to   
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#bjad1 at ! ,_w ,economic ,=um meet+ 9  
,abuja1 ,nig]ia1 ,african lead]s pl$g$  
to increase inve/m5t 9 _! c\ntries'     
immunization programs by endors+ !      
,immunise ,africa #bjbj lead]s'         
decl>ation2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #bj1 #bjad1 
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ambiti\s plan to immunize an additional 
#cjj1jjj1jjj *ildr5 aga9/ pot5tially    
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#e1jjj1jjj to #f1jjj1jjj lives betwe5   
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develop+ c\ntries f #bjaf to #bjbj2     
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availability & di/ribution ( vacc9es2   
7#b7 affirms ! cont9u$ support ( ! p &  
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compon5t ( meet+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates goal to
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7#c7 supports ! ideals & goals ( ,gavi  
to-- 7,a7 accel]ate equitable uptake &  
cov]age ( vacc9es2  7,b7 improve !      

effectiv5ess & effici5cy ( immunization 
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%ape m>kets = vacc9es & o!r immunization
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provid+ direct te*nical assi/ance to    
implem5t+ c\ntries & global bodies2     
7#f7 enc\rages ! cont9u$ use ( ,unit$   
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,developm5t 7,,usaid7 mat]nal & *ild    
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,prev5tion 7,,cdc7 global immunization  
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&  7#g7 enc\rages cont9u$ commitm5t &   

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global ef=t to ensure t *ildr5 9        
develop+ nations h access to vacc9es &  
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