LDS IMMUNIZATION INITIATIVE

HISTORY• LDS joined the international

Measles Initiative in 2003• 2003-2012: LDS Church has

contributed $16.6 million• 2011: LDS partnered with

the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)

• 2012: Immunization made a major humanitarian initiative

LDS PARTICIPATION 2003-2012

Approximately 63,600 volunteers have provided 801,400 hours of service in 35 countries

OBJECTIVES• Assist the Measles & Rubella Partnership

in saving children’s lives• Teach members of the church and others

to be “true volunteers” by serving without expecting compensation

• Help build routine vaccinations and sustainability of local health systems

2012 CAMPAIGNSUNF (measles) GAVI (pnuemo,

rota)•Cape Verde, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe•Haiti•Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

•Ghana•Madagascar•Tanzania•Zambia

LDS-GAVI PROJECT, KENYAWorld Pneumonia Day • 350 member volunteers• 1,800 volunteer hours• 63,000 flyers distributed• 2,100 posters• 900 T-shirts• 300 head scarves

HAITI 2012 CAMPAIGNSocial Mobilization

Support 22-30 April 2012

• 1047 member volunteers

• 17,514 volunteer hours • 76,000 flyers distributed• 200 T-shirts made• 95.7% vaccination

• Partnership was initiated by GAVI, who lead the way in providing pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines• Church is able to select partner countries and scale of

participation• GAVI works to “graduate” countries when sustainability

is achieved• Partnership is mutually beneficial to each organization’s

objectives• We will build additional partnerships with faith-based

organizations

GAVI PARTNERSHIP

FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS• Shift primary focus to routine vaccinations & sustainability • Develop new social mobilization model• Determine role of domestic and in-country faith

communities• Define relationship between FBOs and other NGOs and

GOs• Improve campaign coordination between NGOs to reduce

overlap/duplication in resources and costs• Expand campaigns to new areas