Vacancy: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
by Bhupendra Singh

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is looking for a Senior Program Officer (SPO) to join its New Vaccine Introduction team. The SPO will be responsible primarily for the development and management of product development and launch strategies to ensure fast, broad, and appropriate access to the life-saving technologies being developed by the Foundation's product development grantees. Initial focus will be on vaccines for pneumonia and diarrheal diseases. The SPO will bring depth and breadth of experience and knowledge in business strategy and product introduction planning for new health technologies, particularly in developing countries.

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Polio Monthly Situation Report: Feb-March 2010
by Altanzul Sainjargal

Global case count tumbles: As of 9 March, there have been 39 cases of polio globally this year, compared to 110 at the same time last year. The starkest difference is in Nigeria, which has recorded one case in 2010, compared to 50 cases spread across 19 states at this time last year. Seven countries have recorded polio cases in 2010, compared with 13 countries at the same time last year.

Multi-country campaigns in Africa: Starting 6 March, 19 countries across Africa vaccinated more than 86 million children in an extraordinary, synchronized immunization campaign.

Chad declares war on polio: The President of Chad, President Idris Deby Itno, declared "war today against polio" after launching the 6 March campaign by immunizing a child before the nation's media. The President publicly called on Governors, administrative authorities and traditional figures throughout the country to "rise up" against the virus. He was joined by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow and UNICEF Regional Director Gianfranco Rotigliano at the launch,

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