Vaccinations The great debate, the one that pertains to the well-being of children from a young age that is, stems from the misconstrued idea that medicine that is used to prevent diseases that kills millions of children every year is somehow not a vital requirement. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Board decided that it was time for a change and endorsed the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy (GIVS), an organization geared toward helping third world countries create a longer life for their children and their selves. An entire organization dedicated to giving children medicine that is viewed as dangerous or not necessary seems absurd; until the moment citizens realize that not only are these statements false but vaccinations …show more content…
According to the UNICEF website, more than 30 million children go without being immunized; in 2003 alone, measles claimed the lives of over 500,000 children. Africa as a continent finds themselves at a standstill because of their country being mainly water-locked they are closed off and overcrowded continue to make the situation worse. As such, mothers have stopped giving their children real names until they have overcome the disease [measles]; every minute one child dies. A mother who just gave birth is at the peak of her emotional roller coaster, losing a baby who just came into the world a few months over a disease that could be prevented but was not because the country they resided in does not have access to vaccinations. The amount of young people and infants that lose their lives to diseases that can be prevented needs to stop, and it needs to begin to be mandatory to not only American citizens but to help those who do not have the sources readily available. Although the ancestors of African culture have created doubt many American citizens find themselves falling for the doubt as