Accelerating access to rotavirus vaccines A lifeline for
children in the world’s poorest countries Diarrhea is a leading
killer of young children worldwide, and rotavirus is the most
common cause of severe diarrhea. Each year, rotavirus kills more
than 450,000 children younger than five years of age and
hospitalizes millions more. Countries that have introduced
rotavirus vaccines have experienced significant reductions in
severe and fatal diarrhea, underscoring the incredible potential
for rotavirus vaccines to improve child health and save lives.
Learn more PATH’s approach: Providing expertise, tools, and
evidence to support rotavirus vaccine access and sustainability
PATH is working to accelerate access to rotavirus vaccines and
sustain their implementation and use in countries where children
need them most urgently by: - Increasing awareness of the burden
of rotavirus disease and demonstrating that rotavirus vaccines
play an essential and lifesaving role in comprehensive diarrhea
control strategies. - Gene