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Title
Addressing the immunization coverage paradox: a matter of children's rights and social justice
Author/Creator
Durrheim, David N.;  Cashman, Patrick
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health
Description
The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the principles of social justice demand that all children have equal access to effective childhood immunization. Although there has been substantial progress in increasing global childhood immunization coverage, routinely reported data conceal marked disparities between and within countries. As a global community we still fall substantially short of our moral obligation to guarantee all children equal access to effective vaccines. Governments of developed and less-developed nations must unite to ensure the leadership planning, governance, and human and financial resources necessary to deliver on this critical global equity agenda.
Relation
Clinical Therapeutics Vol. 32, Issue 8, p. 1496-1498
Publisher Link
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2010.04.019
Date
2010
Publisher
Excerpta Medica
Keyword(s)
immunization;  coverage paradox;  Convention on the Rights of the Child;  social justice
Resource Type
journal article
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http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/932405
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ISSN:0149-2918
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