1. The Measles Initiative - The Role of the Federation Past and Present
7th Annual
Measles Initiative Meeting
American Red Cross
27-28 February 2007
Jean Roy,
International Federation
Geneva
Photo by Brad Hersh, CDC/IFRC

2. Events leading to the 2001 Measles Initiative
a one minute history lesson!
Events leading to the 2001 Measles Initiative
Diphtheria Outbreak in Former Soviet Union
Discovering the “Rotary” of Measles
Drs. Kreysler & Sandbladh (ARC/CDC union)
First Measles assignee to IFRC (J. Roy)
First CDC Epidemiologist to IFRC (B. Hersh)
WDR Focus on Public Health
WHO/CDC 1st SIA Uganda (M. Grabowsky)
First CDC assignee to ARC (M. Grabowsky)
ARC Vice President Gerry Jones’ commitment
1st Measles Initiative Meeting, ARC

3. Measles/Polio Appeal Income, 2000-2006
Donor response in Swiss francs –
2003 incl. 1 million USDs from Federation Foundation, carried over to
largely supported by Norwegian & Swedish RCs

4. Measles campaign support in 2005
9 countries (Bangladesh, Botswana,
Central Africa Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Tanzania, Tunisia)
<10,000 volunteers
43.1 million beneficiaries
Est. number of deaths averted 294,868

5. Measles Campaign Support in 2006
8 countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Burundi,
Kenya, DR Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana)
Number of volunteers <20,000
Beneficiaries 43 million
Est. number of deaths averted 290,000

6. Thank you for your attention