Seth Berkley is CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and was formerly with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Rockefeller Foundation before going on to become founder, president, and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. In 2009 he was nominated by Sergey Brin as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.”
The world's poorest communities live on $2 a day and cannot access food or basic healthcare. These are the very people our new technologies must target.
By using vaccines to prevent outbreaks of disease we can reduce the use of antibiotics, and lessen the chances of microbial resistance to the drugs.
Some of the world’s poorest countries have embraced drone technology, and are giving the industry a boost by stimulating innovation.
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has already taken the lives of 25 people. But this time we have a new weapon – a vaccine.
Antiquated record-keeping in developing countries is preventing basic immunization from reaching many children – a gap technology could fill.
Hoy, el mundo está más fracturado que nunca desde la Guerra Fría, y comienza a surgir un nuevo discurso aislacionista. Pero, ¿acaso pueden los países gozar de los beneficios de la globali...
Les pays peuvent-ils vraiment récolter les bénéfices de la mondialisation et fuir les responsabilités inhérentes à l'économie mondialisée ?
Putting national interests first doesn’t always mean focusing all your attention at home, particularly when it comes to health security.
From drones ferrying blood transfusions to coolers for the Ebola vaccine, Chinese companies will play an increasing role in global healthcare.
Emergency vaccines play an essential role in halting the spread of disease. But when it comes to preventing the next global outbreak - they are only part of the solution.
In some corners of the world, the poorest populations are the first to benefit from new technologies that are improving health.
In 2000, private and public sectors came together at Davos and created a Vaccine Alliance to protect the world’s poorest children from preventable disease. Last year, Gavi celebrated vacc...
