Billions have been pledged by international donors, led by Britain and Bill Gates, to buy vaccines that help protect children in poor countries against life-threatening diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhea.

LONDON, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - GAVI Alliance Poised to IMMUNISE More Than 250 Million Children in Developing Countries by 2015 Major public and private donors achieved a milestone in global health today by committing funding to immunise more than 250 million of the world's poorest children against life-threatening diseases by 2015 and prevent more than four million premature deaths. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110613/461374 ) Donors committed US$ 4.3 billion at the first pledging conference held by the GAVI Alliance.

LONDON, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), released the following statement to announce an increased U.S.

Vaccinating children around the world against infectious diseases has saved the lives of millions over the past several decades.

Two of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world have agreed to a 10-year commitment to supply new pneumonia vaccines to developing nations across the globe.