Delray Beach Pineapple ( 06-2014 )A Winning Game Plan for the Decade of Vaccines
This week in Geneva, health ministers from governments around the world will meet at the
for their annual meeting to discuss health issues that affect everyone everywhere. For those of you unfamiliar with this assembly, it's a bit like a parliament of health ministers. They meet, discuss pressing health issues, put resolutions to the floor and vote. Among the resolutions they will consider is one supporting the , a road map to ensure that by the end of this decade, every child, everywhere enjoys the full benefits of immunization.
The plan is the cornerstone of work to date of the, sponsored by the and chaired by global health leaders , and . This impressive document is the result of an 18-month consultation involving more than 1,100 stakeholders from 142 countries. The plan sets ambitious new goals for the decade, establishes strategic objectives and identifies the actions that will support their achievement. Perhaps most importantly, it puts developing countries at the center of the plan and stresses country and community ownership of immunization programs as a key pillar for success in the decade ahead.
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As a member of the DoV Collaboration's , I'm pleased to see the plan reaching the WHA this week. It represents a huge collective effort. But it is also important to remember that global health is full of plans for this and plans for that. The endorsement of the plan by the WHA should be viewed as the beginning, not the end of our work. Turning the document into actions that move the needle on research, vaccine access, and ultimately, child survival will require continued investment and commitment of everyone from lab scientist to front line health worker and from head of state to head of household.
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published this month, we've succeeded in delivering a full package of most basic childhood vaccines to four out of five children born on the planet, but nearly 20 million children remain incompletely immunized. Children whose mothers have received no formal education are only half as likely to get vaccinated as those whose moms have a secondary education, for example, and rural children are just under half as likely to get immunized as those living in urban areas. In an era where cell phones, soft drinks and Facebook are ubiquitous in every corner of the world, we can and should work to overcome inequalities to ensure that the same can be said for life-saving vaccines.
The plan outlines clearly the ambitious but achievable goals of the Decade of Vaccines: achieving a meeting all global and regional disease meeting vaccination coverage targets in every region, c developing and introducing new and improved vaccines and technologies, and exceeding the target for reducing child mortality.
We have our work cut out for us, to be sure -- and achieving these goals will require that we all do our part, and that we go beyond even Ministers of Health to engage other stakeholders and communities.
Specifically:
Countries must commit to immunization as a priority, and work to strengthen their immunization systems.
Families must understand the value of vaccines, and demand immunization as both their right and responsibility.
Manufacturers must continue to innovate and deliver quality supply at affordable prices.
Donors and governments must ensure funding for immunization programs is predictable and consistent, and
We must all work together to ensure that the benefits of immunization are equitably extended to all people.
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I'm hopeful the ministers present at the WHA will approve the Global Vaccine Action Plan this week in Geneva. But I'm even more focused on what happens when the Ministers go home and how the effort engages stakeholders beyond national governments. In a world where corporations, foundations, and non-governmental organizations can be as powerful as some governments, a winning plan for the Decade of Vaccines will require including all the players who can help to achieve this common goal. With all the players involved, and a sustained team effort, it should be a winning game plan.
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游泳国王！菲尔普斯一人所得奥运金牌数超170个奥运参赛国！
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游泳国王！菲尔普斯一人所得奥运金牌数超170个奥运参赛国！
Michael Phelps has won more Gold Medals ever than 170 of the 206 countries competing in the Rio Olympics
参加里约奥运的国家有206个，菲尔普斯一人赢得过的奥运金牌数比170个参赛国还要多！
[–]BiscottiBloke 151 指標 10小時前*
The man is a machine, and this is an incredible achievement which may never be matched.
Just a thought though - I don t think we ll ever see this in a sport outside of swimming. Why? If you re a good swimmer, you have the:
100 and 200m backstroke
100 and 200m breaststroke
100 and 200m butterfly
50, 100, 200, 400 and 1500m freestyle
Etc. There s a total of 16 events in swimming, as opposed to 1 event in almost everything else. If you re a good swimmer, your chances for multiple medals is significantly higher than if you re good at judo.
I m not diminishing Phelps
achievement. He has beaten so many other swimmers over the last decade it s insane.
Edit: for those arguing that mastering different strokes is not as easy as people think, I completely agree. The fact that he has competed in so many events is mind-blowing, and makes him a contender for best Olympian of all time. However, you cannot possibly convince me that the number of events in swimming doesn t lead to more earnable medals, than in sports with fewer events.
这个家伙简直就像个游泳机器一样，他达成的成就可能永远不会被其他人追上
这样想一想吧，我不认为在游泳之外的运动项目里我们还会看到如此神迹。为啥咧？如果你是个会游泳的人的话，你可以参加如下项目：
100米和200米仰泳
100米和200米蛙泳
100米和200米蝶泳
50米、100米、200米、400米和1500米自由泳
在游泳比赛中一共有16个项目，但与其他运动相比，都可以归为一个大项里了。如果你是个很牛逼的游泳运动员，那么你赢的多枚奖牌的可能性要远远大于柔道项目。
我并没有小瞧菲尔普斯所取得的成就，他在过去十年里击败了辣么辣么多的游泳选手，这简直太疯狂了！
亮了就多说两句：对于那些争论掌握不同泳姿没有那么简单的观点，我是完全资词的！他在各个项目上疯狂揽金的表现简直震撼了我幼小的心灵，这让他成为了历史上最佳奥运会运动员的有力竞争者！但是！你还是无法说服我，游泳项目相比于其他一些体育项目来说更加容易赢得多枚奖牌啊！
[–]nachoreal 37 指標 10小時前
this is an incredible achievement which may never be matched.
If the Olympics teach us one thing it is that records will be shattered.
“他达成的成就可能永远不会被其他人追上”
但是奥林匹克精神教会我们的一件事就是“纪录就是用来打破的”
[–]creativebic 49 指標 9小時前
I think it will be awhile before anyone passes Phelps in gold medals. His 19 golds are first, and the person with second most has 9 and she competed . I was surprised to learn he s the only swimmer in the top 10 multiple medal winners. I got my info from wikipedia.
我认为一段时间内没人会超越菲尔普斯的金牌数了。他赢得19枚金牌排名历史第一，而排名历史第二的只有9枚金牌，她是在这八年间赢得的。令我倍感惊讶的是在金牌总数top10排行榜中，只有他一位游泳运动员！我是从维基百科上了解这些信息的
[–]United KingdomSportsNerd94[S] 46 指標 10小時前
Best shot would be in Athletics if someone like Bolt comes along again who dominates 100,200, 4x100 and can add on a Long Jump & 4x400 at 4 consecutive games. But yes its highly unlikely to fall anytime soon if ever
最有可能（打破菲尔普斯金牌数纪录）的情况应该是这样：像是博尔特这样级别的运动员称霸了100米、200米、4x100米接力项目，再加上跳远，4x400米接力这样的。但是没错，这基本上完全不可能实现的啊
[–]mswpinto 24 指標 6小時前
The thing is, track and field seems so much more specialized than it used to be. Jesse Owens era, it was common for guys to do all of those. Now, I feel like it s much more unlikely to pull that off
目前的情况是，田径项目看起来比以前变得项目分明了。在杰西欧文斯那个时代，运动员参加多个田径项目是很常见的。但是现在看来，我觉得想实现楼上的设想实在是不现实啊
[–]epmatsw 16 指標 6小時前
Also true of swimming. Phelps (and to a lesser degree Lochte) has been so freakish that he s given people a skewed view of the sport. It s not typical for people to be Olympic caliber at multiple events any more.
在游泳领域也是不太现实的啊！菲尔普斯（还有瑞安.罗切特）简直就是开了挂的变态一样，改变了人们对于运动的原本的看法。现在出现在不同项目上均取得成绩的运动员已经不是什么新鲜事儿了
[–]iVarun 5 指標 5小時前
Even without people like Phelps the picture is true for Swimming. Even just very good but not great Swimmers are competing at a very high level across the event classes.
Athletics is a far more mature event, it has reached saturation and specialisation decades ago.
Same will happen in Swimming. Which is another reason why Phelps record will be nigh impossible to break because he came in at just the right time. Swimming in the next few decades is going to change immensely.
Some competing in like 5 events is crazy. Only gross outliers will be able to do so in the future and not like it s currently where pretty much it s the norm not the exception.
即使没有像菲尔普斯这样的人，游泳也依然如此。那些不是最顶尖但是仍然很出色的选手们在很高水平的各项比赛中相互竞争。
田径运动现在已经是一项发展成熟的赛事了，它在数十年前已经达到了饱和并且分为各个不同的专业项目。
同样的事情也会发生在游泳上。这也就是为什么菲尔普斯的纪录可能会无人能破的原因。因为他的巅峰正好处于这个最适合的时代（项目间的区分并不是那么大）。游泳在接下来几十年内将会发生巨大的变化。
可以预见同时参加5项比赛可能会很疯狂。可能只有业余门外汉才可能在未来这么做，而不是像现在，参加多项比赛对于运动员来说再普通不过了。
[–]mmonsterbasher 6 指標 10小時前*
For most swimmers, getting a gold in a single event is considered a lifetime achievement. Its unheard of for swimmers to get more than 3 golds per Olympics, let alone 8. Michael Phelps is undoubtedly the greatest Olympian, if not athlete, of all time.
对于游泳运动员来说，赢取一枚单项比赛的金牌可能就是他们的毕生追求。能够每届运动会赢得超过三枚金牌已经是前所未闻的事情了，更别提八枚金牌了！不吹不黑平胸而论，迈克尔菲尔普斯就是毫无争议的史上最伟大的奥林匹克运动员！
[–]United KingdomPeekabooya 16 指標 9小時前*
Not really.
I don t think it s possible to fairly name anybody the greatest Olympian or athlete of all time. Everyone has their biases (towards both countries and sports), and there are some athletes who have been incredibly dominant in their sport, but they can only win one or two medals per Olympics at the most.
我并不这么认为。
我不认为将某个人冠以史上最伟大的奥林匹克运动员是合适的。每个人都有自己的偏向（包括国家和体育）而且有不少运动员在自己的领域独霸一方，但是每届奥运会至多只能赢得一枚或者两枚奖牌。
[–]VusterJones 12 指標 9小時前
Phelps is 1st and 3rd on that list lol
菲尔普斯在这个榜单上排名第一和第三名！2333333
单届奥运会上赢得金牌数最多的运动员排行榜（今天已经再收获一枚了）
[–]Oilfan9911 18 指標 9小時前
Michael Phelps is undoubtedly the greatest Olympian, if not athlete, of all time.
Ease off the hyperbole. Phelps is the greatest swimmer of all time but he has the good fortune of being a generational talent in a discipline that lets him run up a big medal count, as well as the benefit of being part of an exceptional team in relay events.
The idea that a high medal count means someone is the best Olympian or athlete of all time is just lazy thinking.
“菲尔普斯是毫无争议的最伟大的奥林匹克运动员”
大兄弟这么说有点夸张了啊。菲尔普斯是最伟大的游泳运动员，但他也有足够好的运气，各方面的天赋都很出众并且规则允许他参加不同项目疯狂揽金，同时他在接力项目中也是一个完美团队中的一份子。
拿的金牌多就意味着他是史上最佳奥林匹克运动员，说出这样的话感觉有点儿不过脑子哦
[–]United Statesepik 48 指標 8小時前
Cause swimming has a gazillion medals and chances and multiple events per Olympics whereas most people have one.
Coincidentally, also why we manage to stay near the top in the medal count.
因为每届奥运会中，游泳比赛真的有很多很多的获取奖牌的机会， 而在其他项目中可能只有一次。
巧合的是，这也是我们能保持在奖牌榜顶部的原因吧！
[–]thisismyfirstday 8 指標 8小時前
Last Olympics the US would have been 4th off of swimming alone (I counted 16 golds to South Korea s 5th place 13)
上次伦敦奥运会那年，美国如果只靠游泳项目获得的金牌都可以在奖牌榜上排名第四了！（游泳获得16枚金牌，而排名第五的韩国只有13枚金牌）
[–]TeresaWisemail 8 指標 3小時前*
Yeah. Even if you were the best fencer or archer in history, the most you can win in a single olympics are two medals (inpidual and team). And if you play a team sport, there s really only one medal. This
best olympian in the world
title they re calling him is so especially annoying for me when they re so stingy with making medals available for other sports. In fencing there are supposed to be 12 events (women s and men s inpidual and team for the three weapons), but the IOC only allows 10 medals for fencing so some team events for each weapon is scrapped every olympics. This year, men s team saber and women s team foil are out for the sole reason that there weren t enough medals to give out.
没错啊。即使你是历史上最杰出的击剑运动员或者射箭运动员，你在一届奥运会上最多只能赢得两枚奖牌（个人和团体）。如果你参加的是团队竞技的话，那真的只能赢得一枚奖牌。每次听到说菲尔普斯是世界上最牛逼的奥林匹克运动员我就气不打一处来，奥组委也太小气了吧，怎么不给其他项目多分一些奖牌啊？比如说在击剑项目中应该有12个小项（女子和男子的个人与团体比赛，花剑、重剑、佩剑三种项目），但是国际奥委会只允许击剑项目产生10枚金牌，所以有些击剑项目的团体比赛就被踢出奥运会了。今年，男子团体佩剑和女子团体花剑就由于“击剑原因”没有列入奥运会比赛项目，因此没有足够多的奖牌颁发给运动员们了。
[–]franchinis 27 指標 8小時前*
it s impressive but at the same time Swimming is a sport that provides the opportunity to win a lot of medals.
For example, here is the list of most decorated olympians most of that top 20 are swimmers or gymnasts. These two sports have multiple categories and it s possible to win multiple golds per/tournament.
Whereas someone in a disciple like basketball, volleyball, judo, etc can only win one gold per tournament. I think both cases are impressive so its a bit unfair to only look at quantity.
说的有理有据令人信服啊，但是游泳的确是个能够有机会赢得很多奖牌的运动。
举个例子，这是个赢得奖牌数最多的奥运会运动员名单，前20名大部分都是游泳或者体操运动员。这两项运动有很多的分类，所以有着更多的机会在每届奥运会上赢得多枚金牌。
但是在其他项目比如篮球，排球，柔道等等，每次奥运会只会产生一枚金牌啊。我认为不论什么项目能拿到金牌都是很令人印象深刻的，所以只看奖牌数量似乎有点不太公平呢。
[–]Indiatinkthank 7 指標 5小時前
I remember a few years ago (2004 Olympics?) Usain Bolt won every event he competed it, but still managed to fall short of Michael Phelps.
我记得几年前（也许是2004年雅典奥运会？）尤塞安.博尔特赢下了所有他参加的比赛，但是离菲尔普斯的金牌数还是差了一截
[–]IrelandChonaic17 5 指標 4小時前
This is true of both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
2008年和2012年奥运会也是如此啊！
[–]presidentiallogin 10 指標 7小時前
No matter how many he gets, he ll never have more than America. USA!
无论他拿多少枚金牌，都不会比我们国家拿的多的！美帝万岁！
[–]ECrispy 5 指標 5小時前
He is great of course, but swimming is pretty much the only sport which allows you to win heaps of medals with very slight variations in events. If someone is good in one stroke they can win multiple medals, its not like that in any other sport.
他的确很伟大，但是基本上只有游泳能够让你有机会赢得一大堆奖牌，因为每个项目之间的区分很小。如果某个人很擅长一种泳姿，那他就可能赢得很多奖牌啦，这在其他运动项目不太可能出现。
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