Doesn’t every child in the world deserve a healthy start in life?

A child’s best chance at health often comes from vaccines that protect against life-threatening and ravaging diseases. This is especially true in the developing world, where health care can be hard to come by. Many families live more than a day’s walk from services or simply cannot afford to see a doctor, and they have nowhere to turn when they get sick. The prevention offered by vaccines is lifesaving.

Unfortunately, parents in the developing world can’t be sure that their children will receive such protection. Immunization services may fail to reach them.

Globally, we could save 5 million children a year if we could just get the most common vaccines to everyone. That’s why PATH partners with governments to get decision-makers the information and resources they need to prioritize immunization—and to build strong, resilient immunization systems that reach even the most remote villages.

We are working toward a world where the most vulnerable are protected through equal access to vaccines.

Photo: PATH (Mike Wang).