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Book SynopsisHow did coalition-building give rise to the incredible achievements of the Task Force for Childhood Survival?Dr. Bill Foege, one of the best-known names in global health, brings readers to the table during the creation of one of the world's most famous and successful global health effortsthe Task Force for Child Survival. In 1984, the US immunization program was so successful that many childhood diseases were at record lowsyet 40,000 children a day were dying around the world from preventable diseases. That year, Dr. Foege, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, came together with Jonas Salk, Robert McNamara, and representatives from UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Rockefeller Foundation to see how some of the lessons learned in America could be applied to global programs. The assembled participants recommended the formation of a small task force to help UN agencies improve immunizati
Table of ContentsForeword, by President Jimmy Carter
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Plot
Chapter 2. Immunizations in the United States
Chapter 3. Protecting the World’s Children
Chapter 4. How Productive Coalitions Begin
Chapter 5. Bellagio, March 1984
Chapter 6. Organizing a Task Force Secretariat
Chapter 7. Heads of State Give Vaccinations in Colombia
Chapter 8. Bellagio II in Cartagena, October 1985
Chapter 9. After Cartagena
Chapter 10. Bellagio III in Talloires, France, March 1988
Chapter 11. The Harvest of Talloires
Chapter 12. Bangkok’s Message for World Leaders
Chapter 13. The Summit for Children
Chapter 14. After the Summit for Children
Chapter 15. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
Chapter 16. The Mectizan Miracle
Chapter 17. The Task Force for Global Health
Chapter 18. Lessons
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. The Rockefeller Foundation
Appendix B. World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children
References
Index
