Story of the Week: Lions, LCIF Form New Partnership to Vaccinate
Kids Lions around the world are actively involved with
initiatives to improve the lives of kids. We have immunized more
than 41 million children in Africa against measles. Now, we’re
expanding our efforts to increase awareness about the importance
of vaccinations for children through a partnership with the
United Nations Foundation Shot@Life campaign. One child dies
every 20 seconds from a disease that could have been prevented
by a vaccine. By encouraging Americans to learn about, advocate
for and donate vaccines, the Shot@Life campaign will decrease
vaccine-preventable childhood deaths and give children a shot at
a healthy life. Lions and LCIF have already made progress toward
this goal with our Lions-Measles Initiative pilot program. In
this video, you’ll learn more about our efforts to eliminate
measles, the leading cause of childhood blindness, in Nigeria,
Mali, Ethiopia and Madagascar.