Policy Development and Program Planning Skills, Health Equity Skills, Community Partnership Skills, Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills Brian Tolleson Policy Development and Program Planning Skills, Health Equity Skills, Community Partnership Skills, Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills Brian Tolleson

PART 3.2

Because of the experience with immunization and the successful eradication of smallpox, Dr. Jonas Salk, and Robert McNamara, past World Bank president, asked, “Why can’t the world be vaccinated the way the United States is?” There were good vaccines but poor global coverage. But the major agencies responsible for childhood immunizations were competing rather than collaborating and the immunization level was stuck at 20%.

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