{"product_id":"the-task-force-for-child-survival-9781421425603","title":"The Task Force for Child Survival","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, by President Jimmy Carter \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Plot \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Immunizations in the United States\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Protecting the World’s Children\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. How Productive Coalitions Begin\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Bellagio, March 1984\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Organizing a Task Force Secretariat\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Heads of State Give Vaccinations in Colombia\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Bellagio II in Cartagena, October 1985\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. After Cartagena\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Bellagio III in Talloires, France, March 1988\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. The Harvest of Talloires\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Bangkok’s Message for World Leaders\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. The Summit for Children\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. After the Summit for Children\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. The Mectizan Miracle\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. The Task Force for Global Health\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. Lessons\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A. The Rockefeller Foundation\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529535332695,"sku":"9781421425603","price":29.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421425603.jpg?v=1731875999","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-task-force-for-child-survival-9781421425603","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}