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Call to USAID to take action on pneumonia and diarrhea
  1. Signatures
    1,180 out of 1,500
    Petitioning
    1. USAID Administrator (Dr. Rajiv Shah)
  2. Created By
    Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
About this Petition Petition Letter

Dr. Rajiv Shah was sworn in on January 7, 2010 as the new USAID Administrator.  This is a great opportunity to welcome Dr. Shah to his new leadership position and to call on him to take up the cause of pneumonia and diarrhea, the world's two leading causes of child mortality.  Millions of lives can be saved. 

Dr. Shah has led and worked with many of the initiatives that are defining best practice in the field of development, including the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria, the Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  His tireless efforts to immunize children around the world have helped save countless lives. 

Please take a moment to sign and submit the letter to Dr. Shah below. Please forward this page to any colleagues or friends you think might be interested. Thank you for your action and support. 

 

Recent Signatures

Welcome Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator

Dear Dr. Shah

Let me take this opportunity to wish you well as you begin your important work as head of USAID. You are now at the center of the important US aid effort to help families around the world in their struggles against poverty and disease. I hope as you direct these efforts you and your colleagues keep in mind the need to increase support for child health. Millions of lives can be saved by increasing access to antibiotics and vaccines against pneumonia and diarrhea, the two leading killers of children under five.

By taking on these two common and preventable killers, the US can save millions of young lives and send a powerful message to countries everywhere about our ability to protect the health of the world’s youngest citizens.

All the best,

[Your name]

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