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13 June 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 05:01 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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David Cameron: “I think there is a strong moral case for keeping our promises to the world’s poorest.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged \u00a3814m to help vaccinate children around the world against preventable diseases like pneumonia.<\/p>\n

He made the announcement at a summit in London where countries were being asked to give an extra \u00a32.3bn ($3.7bn) by 2015 for child vaccines.<\/p>\n

Donor countries have agreed to commit more than this – $4.3bn.<\/p>\n

The Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunisation says this could help save four million lives in four years.<\/p>\n

The UK has already given more, \u00a32bn over 30 years, than any other nation towards immunising some of the world’s poorest children against life-threatening diseases.<\/p>\n

The extra \u00a3814m ($1.3bn) comes on top of the UK’s existing commitment of \u00a3680m between 2011 and 2015.<\/p>\n

Hosting the conference alongside Mr Cameron, Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates said he would be giving $1bn to help the campaign.<\/p>\n

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The cost-effectiveness of immunisation is likely to be one of many arguments put forward at the conference \u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

End Quote<\/span> Fergus Walsh<\/span> Medical correspondent, BBC News<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Cameron said there was a “strong moral case” for keeping pledges Britain had made to the developing world, no matter the economic circumstances at home.<\/p>\n

“Today we come together because we have the chance to save another four million lives.”<\/p>\n

He said the idea of children dying from pneumonia and diarrhoea should be “unthinkable” in 2011.<\/p>\n

“To those who say fine but we should put off seeing through those promises to another day because right now we can’t afford to help: I say – we can’t afford to wait.”<\/p>\n

Two million under-fives die from pneumonia alone each year despite the existence of a vaccine to protect them.<\/p>\n

It is estimated that three times as many children aged under five die from pneumonia and diarrhoea than from malaria and HIV\/Aids combined, despite new vaccines being available to help prevent such deaths. However, many developing countries cannot afford them.<\/p>\n

‘Make-or-break’<\/span><\/p>\n

Drugs company GlaxoSmithKline last week agreed to sell a vaccine for diarrhoeal disease at cost price to poorer nations, and some other firms have since made similar moves.<\/p>\n

GAVI has already rolled out a range of vaccines to children in 72 countries but the organisation says it needs the extra money to vaccinate even more children against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus.<\/p>\n

Resources will also be spent on trying to reach millions of the poorest children who are missing out on basic vaccines against diseases such as measles, whooping cough and tetanus.<\/p>\n

GAVI is a health partnership of governments, businesses, and bodies including the World Bank, Unicef and Mr Gates’ personal foundation.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates: “In the achievement of vaccine equality this is a very important day”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The philanthropist Mr Gates said: “I just wanna thank everybody for this incredible milestone. Four hours is a long time but if you can save four million lives in four hours it’s well worth every minute.<\/p>\n

“For the first time in history, children in developing countries will receive the same vaccines against diarrhea and pneumonia as children in rich countries.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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