It is our duty to save kids' lives

Thursday, June 16, 2011

June 16 Readers' letters

It is our duty to save kids' lives

To the great credit of the Obama administration, USAID Administrator Raj Shah has just announced a three-year, $450 million pledge to the public-private Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. Other countries, including post-earthquake Japan, have also made major commitments. This money is expected to save more than 4 million lives by 2015.

Now, it's up to Congress to authorize the spending. Or, as I should say, it's up to us to urge the members of Congress to balance intelligent cost-cutting with intelligent, cost-effective programs that save children's lives and build a better world.

Randy Splitter
Los Gatos