Protecting Children from Rotavirus
If you watched Bill and Melinda Gates’ “Impatient Optimists” presentation, you probably remember this discussion about rotavirus, and the deadly impact it can have on children:
The Living Proof Project also has this great corresponding photo gallery documenting clinics in Managua and Pantasma, Nicaragua where great progress is being made in the administering of rotavirus vaccines.
You can check out the full gallery by clicking the image below:
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November 6, 2009 at 9:08 pm
my support goes to mrs. melinda gates for her advocacy in protecting children lives likewise with Dr. Paul with he’s unconditional compassion in developing this drug to pharmaceutical company,that helps this program propel saves hundred of little children around the world. ROTAVIRUS is can be stop!. We just need this strong campaign to protect and saves childrens lives.