Pampers Vaccine Program

[KimberlyD0]

One package = 1 vaccine


Thought on the program?

[petesgirl27]

I think it could do a lot of good, as long as it is aimed at and offered to women who want it. I have read how people in third world countries and less developed nations don't have a choice at all about theirs and their childrens vaccinations.
A part of the issue is of course how to keep track of who has been vaccinated with what, when.

So people end up being vaccinated over and over again even when they say they (or their children) have already had that vaccine.

Offering the women of child bearing age the tetanus vaccine when they otherwise wouldn't have had access to it, is just awesome.

Forcing it on them over and over, despite their wishes or protests, is cringe worthy.

A big issue with newborn tetanus (of course I realize newborns can also get it from unclean hands, surgical tools, etc) is apparently that the umbilical stump is packed with manure or dirty soil in a lot of those places I can't remember which atm. So yeah they could also get people to stop doing that

[White Star]

In that part of the world it's tradition to pack the baby cord stump with cow poop. Seriously. While education that it's unsanitary is all well and good many will do it anyway because it's ALL they know. It's easier and saves more lives to give the tetanus vaccine than to try and undo thousands of years of cultural stigma.

Sure they can tell them don't pack your baby's stump with poop and nurse your baby to keep it growing and strong but they go home and go back to the old ways.

Babies there have it rough enough - those poor kids half of them starve to death because the women wean early because the men are under the belief you can't have sex with a lactating woman. They can't afford substitutes or don't have clean water for them.

Any advantage to give these kids some kind of fighting chance.

Also since they work with animals and sometimes animals share the same house as the humans it's a lot harder to avoid animal poop and thus to avoid tetanus.

[cartuin]

Why not just give them the diapers without any strings attached?

Is there a link to this program?

[JBarlow]

I got this from a blog...
It looks to me like basically when WE purchase specially marked packages Pampers donates a vaccination through UNICEF. They don't actually trade the diapers in for the vaccine. Let me look into this a little more.

I love companies with a social conscience. Apparently Pampers (and its manufacturers Procter and Gamble) is one of them. Together with UNICEF, Pampers is running the 1 Pack = 1 Vaccine program. Every pack of specially marked diapers and wipes sold translates to 1 tetanus vaccine donated to the UNICEF. The program has been running for tow years now and has provided more than 40 million vaccines for UNICEF to be used all over the world, most especially in impoverished areas.
Of all vaccines, tetanus was chosen because newborn tetanus is a major health problem in low- and middle income countries, and causes more than 140,000 deaths each year. A woman who receives the vaccine during pregnancy actually passes the protection against tetanus to her newborn, making the disease preventable.
The vaccine program is an ongoing worldwide campaign but it is not the only charity work in which Pampers is involved.
Even here in Europe, Pampers is actively campaigning for the program as I saw at the supermarket the other day. What a shame that they started the campaign long after my children were potty-trained. With my twins’ consumption of diapers, we could have provided a couple hundred more vaccines.

[JBarlow]

Helping Those in Need

Pampers is committed to improving the lives of babies around the world. Working with parents, together we provide more than $10 million in donations that effect more than 50 million lives each year.

Working together with parents and UNICEF, one area we’ve chosen to focus on is newborn tetanus, a major health problem in developing countries. Newborn tetanus claims the lives of more than 140,000 babies each year, but this disease is preventable. If an expectant mother receives the vaccine before she gives birth, both she and her baby will be protected from this disease.


1 Pack = 1 Vaccine

The Pampers "1 Pack = 1 Vaccine" program – a partnership with UNICEF – helps get these lifesaving vaccines to the women who need them. Here’s how it works: For each pack of specially marked Pampers diapers and wipes that you buy during the promotion period; Pampers donates the cost of one vaccine to UNICEF. It’s a small step but it can and does lead to big change. Thanks to parents like you, in only two years, the Pampers/UNICEF 1 Pack = 1 Vaccine program has helped provide more than 40 million vaccines for UNICEF which will help protect the lives of mothers and newborns around the globe. Find Out More

How can I help?
Support UNICEF global efforts.
Find out where and how to volunteer in your community.


Related Efforts and Children’s Charities Around the World

How are Pampers, P&G, UNICEF, and you taking small steps to create big change around the world?

In Western Europe and the United States: Pampers and UNICEF, together with parents, have provided over 40 million tetanus vaccines to vulnerable mothers and newborn babies in developing countries. With your help, Pampers’ goal is to help UNICEF eliminate newborn tetanus around the world in the coming years.

In Japan:
P&G and UNICEF completed a similar program, donating almost 21 million yen to UNICEF through sales of Pampers diapers. This money was used to help operate the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Project in Cambodia.

In Argentina, with Redinfa/Moms of the Heart:
Pampers partners with UNICEF through Redinfa with the aim to strengthen the ability of low-income families to help their children age 6 and under. The program empowers mothers to secure their children’s rights, making the mothers more conscious of the importance of literacy.

In China, with Save Motherhood & Caring for Children:
Pampers and UNICEF partner to help babies in rural areas get off to a healthy start. It applies Pampers’ expertise in baby care to provide materials and training to new moms in approximately 1,000 rural hospitals.

In Saudi Arabia, with P&G Success Camp:
Partnering with UNICEF, this effort is focused on developing training modules and tools to help build life skills and self-esteem among orphans, disadvantaged, and physically challenged children throughout Saudi Arabia.

In North America with Enabling Kids to Help Kids in Need:
P&G and Brandsaver empower kids in North America to support kids in developing countries through UNICEF.

In Vietnam, with Clean Water for Schools:
This program focuses on providing clean water and sanitation for Vietnamese schoolchildren. Working with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health, P&G has helped deliver 250,000 PUR packets to provide clean water.

Additional Children’s Charities that Pampers is Proud to Support

<LI class=lineh20>Pampers sponsors mobile health care vans in Pakistan and Morocco that provide much-needed medical care for those who have limited access to hospitals.
<LI class=lineh20>Through the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital/Pampers Bang Bao Partnership Scholarship program, Chinese physicians learn innovative medical care advances and techniques in the US, which they take home to help improve baby and child health in China.
<LI class=lineh20>Pampers provides diapers and wipes to Feeding America, which distributes them to thousands of U.S. families in need through free-stores and food banks.

[White Star]

Yep, they sell regular packs of pampers them the ones marked with the 1 Pack = 1 Vaccine.

[WolfySara]

My mom was in the Peace Corps. in Niger from 1967-69. I remember her stories. Obviously things have changed since then, but back then immunizations kept hundreds of thousands of people alive there. I'm sure it is somewhat the same now. Good for Pampers.

[Simons Mommy]

I buy Pampers just to help with this cause. I think it's great.

http://www.unicefusa.org/hidden/salm...h-pampers.html

Here is a link about Salma Heyek joining with Pampers to help. There is a video somewhere I can't find that shows her breastfeeding a starving baby who's mother couldn't produce milk, it's really sweet and she is a very caring person to help with this cause.

[mommyof3co]

Hmmm I don't know, I don't believe in vaccines for my kids but I feel people should be able to ahve them if they want...especially in places that diseases are still very deadly. But I don't buy diapers so...my kids are in cloth