“Unless babies are vaccinated, almost all of them get rotavirus, the doctor told me. Having the vaccine available for free in Gaza can save babies and parents from so much suffering..” – Majdoolin, first-time mother, Gaza City The rotavirus vaccine, … Read More
“My son Giorgi was born with a complex heart disease. He received three surgeries and they were all successful. I am thankful to everyone, they saved my baby’s life.” Tamar, mother of two For second-time mother Tamar, the benefits of RVF’s … Read More
“Training our doctors on pulse oximetry screening and advanced sonography for neonatal cardiac disorders has been tremendous. Support we have received for establishment of such an important program will help us saving more babies with critical heart defects and ensure … Read More
RAMALLAH. Preliminary data compiled and reviewed by RVF and the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH), has shown a significant reduction in number of children under 3 years of age hospitalized for diarrhea since the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in … Read More
All babies in the West Bank and Gaza – over 130,000 babies every year- are now receiving the potentially life-saving rotavirus vaccine. Beginning in 2016, RVF partnered with the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH) to provide for the universal vaccination … Read More
RVF is conducting post-vaccine introduction epidemiological research on pneumococcal disease. The first three years of the study focused on the Russian Federation, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan. Results from this first phase of the study have been published here. The next three … Read More
RVF is working with Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian federal agency responsible for immunization, as well as health officials of the city of St. Petersburg and a team of academic experts to address vaccine hesitancy in the Russian Federation. Vaccine hesitancy commonly … Read More
MOSCOW. To mark the launch of World Immunization Week, Dr. Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian federal agency in charge of immunization, invited Elena Rostropovich, president of the RVF, to co-chair a discussion with leading healthcare providers in Moscow … Read More
DUSHANBE. As part of its ongoing deworming initiative in Central Asia, the Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation (RVF) facilitated in July 2014 a cross-border training course for Tajik laboratory specialists, which was conducted by Kyrgyz experts who had been trained by the RVF. … Read More
The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation (RVF), in cooperation with the Georgian Ministry of Labor, Health & Social Development (MLHSD) and with the support of the US Department of State, launched a pilot program to screen all newborns in the Georgian capital of … Read More