Thousands of deaths could be averted through a combined prevention and treatment strategy — interventions such as improved mother and child nutrition, optimal breastfeeding practices; Oral Rehydration Therapy [ORT]; new low - osmolarity formulations of ORS; incorporating rotavirus
vaccines; zinc supplementation during diarrhoea episodes; immunizing all children against measles; appropriate drug therapy; increased
access to safe clean water and sanitation facilities and improved personal and domestic hygiene, including keeping food and water clean and washing hands before touching food.
In order
to facilitate
access to these skills and capacities, and
to promote collaborations in the European
vaccine landscape - aiming thereby
to accelerate the development of
safe, effective and affordable
vaccines - the EC, in the context of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, has recently funded «TRANSVAC2», a European
vaccine research and development (R&D) infrastructure.