Success Stories
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The Power of VaccinesRaising Resources for Immunizations Provided by GAVI
ACTION began advocating for vaccines in 2011 at a critical time for promoting equitable access to health for children under five. Our first priority was to assist the GAVI Alliance in raising the resources necessary to expand access to new life-saving vaccines against the leading killers of children under five in the world’s poorest countries.
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Ending the TB EpidemicAIDS 2012: Raising the Profile of TB-HIV
ACTION made a splash at this year’s International AIDS Conference, educating and engaging conference attendees through interactive games, informative sessions and even a stunt or two to drive home the wise words of Nelson Mandela, “We cannot win the battle against AIDS if we do not also fight TB.”
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Ending the TB EpidemicGlobal Fund 10th Anniversary Media Coverage
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is the world’s largest international funder of public health efforts to treat and prevent TB and malaria. It’s the second-biggest financier of HIV/AIDS services. It relies on the contributions of donor governments to save 100,000 lives every month.
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World AIDS Day 2012
In the lead up to President Obama making the historic commitment on World AIDS Day 2012 to reach an additional 2 million people with AIDS treatment, ACTION participated as a member of the civil society coalition which made the case for taking on this goal.
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Ending the TB EpidemicFunding for TB Clinics in Australia
ACTION partners in Australia recently helped to secure funding for TB clinics in the Torres Strait, which serves patients from both Australia and the country’s nearest neighbor, Papua New Guinea (PNG).
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Ending the TB EpidemicStakeholder Network Africa
One of the ACTION project’s greatest accomplishments was supporting the emergence of a large network of health advocates in Kenya, called the United Civil Society Coalition against AIDS, TB and Malaria (UCC-ATM).
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Ending the TB EpidemicGrassroots Advocacy in the U.S.
In March 2008, Lisa Marchal, a minister who works with ACTION partner RESULTS Educational Fund, had a very successful one-on-one meeting with Rick Wilson, deputy chief of staff for Representative Dan Burton (R-IN). On the agenda: the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and its TB provisions. After discussing the need for robust TB-HIV co-treatment programs, Wilson asked Lisa to send him additional information.
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Ending the TB EpidemicUK Parliamentary Delegation to Kenya
ACTION partner RESULTS UK organized a Parliamentary Delegation to Kenya in September 2005. The Members of Parliament (MPs) went on site visits to a number of TB and TB-HIV programs. They were given opportunities to discuss issues in great detail directly with patients, health workers, NGOs, the Kenyan Ministry of Health and representatives from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in Kenya.
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