More on maternal immunization
Can maternal immunization save more newborns?
Two infections claim the lives of 200,000 infants each year. A unique vaccination method could reverse these tragic numbers.
Two mothers, one preventable infection
At the Gates Foundation, we are striving toward a world where no parent loses a child to a preventable disease. Two mothers, one from upstate New York in the United States, and one from Johannesburg, South Africa, shared their stories with us.
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