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Hundreds of thousands of lives each year could be saved by improved access to vaccines. Vaccines are cost-effective, safe, and proven to protect children from disease.
Continued innovation is essential to overcoming persistent challenges in reaching more children with vaccines.
The Gates Vaccine Innovation Award will celebrate revolutionary ways children in the poorest parts of the world are immunized. The winning innovation will be recognized with a US $250,000 prize.
The Gates Vaccine Innovation Award is open to individuals from any discipline. Candidates from academic institutions, governments, health care facilities, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies may be nominated
We are looking for ideas big and small that have resulted in tangible improvements in immunization coverage in developing communities. Nominations will be accepted through 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time on August 31, 2012
For criteria, qualifications, and the nomination form please visit:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/vaccines/Pages/vaccine-innovation-award.aspx