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Vitality and UNICEF come together to vaccinate one million children, but you have to run for it.
Wednesday 26 February 2020. Vitality and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today announced a partnership that can positively impact the lives of a million children around the world. The partnership is built on Vitality’s shared-value model which links personal health to the health of society.
Vitality is encouraging South Africans to get active, run for their country – and while doing so, help vaccinate a child against diseases such as tuberculosis.
Dinesh Govender, Discovery Vitality Chief Executive, said: “The partnership with UNICEF gives South Africans an opportunity to help vaccinate a child by achieving their Vitality Running World Cup app weekly run goal. This is in conjunction with our first global initiative to help encourage 100 million people to get 20% more active by 2025.”.”
Tuberculosis has been identified by the World Health Organizationas one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide from a single infectious agent, above HIV and Aids.
Immunisation saves up to three million lives each year by protecting children against serious diseases. UNICEF’s immunisation programme also helps identify those children that have been left behind by the health system and can bring life-saving care to them.
UNICEF GLOBAL REPRESENTATIVE says: “We know that low immunisation levels among poor and marginalised children compromise gains made in all other areas of maternal and child health. This partnership will allow us to work towards closing that gap.”
The Vitality Running World Cup begins on the 5th of March 2020, and registrations are open.
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About Discovery
Discovery Limited is a South African-founded financial services organisation that operates in the healthcare, life assurance, short-term insurance, savings and investment and wellness markets. Since inception, Discovery has been guided by a clear core purpose – to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. This has manifested in its globally recognised Vitality Shared-Value insurance model, exported to over 19 countries and reaching over 11 million members. Discovery trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange, with a market cap of $7 billion.
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About the Vitality Running World Cup
The annual, free-to-enter, knockout running competition gives both active and inactive people the opportunity to Move More. Taking place in 180 countries, from 5 March to 5 April 2020, the Vitality Running World Cup will allow countries to compete against each other for top spot. The country with the greatest distance covered relative to their eligible population wins.
Every participant who completes at least three kilometers in under 30 minutes, anywhere, anytime, and tracks their kilometers via an approved smartphone app or fitness device, will be able to contribute towards their country’s total.
To find out more about the Vitality Running World Cup and register visit:
About Vitality
Vitality is the largest platform for behaviour change globally, underpinning the insurance products of 14 leading global insurers, with more than sixteen million members in 23 countries. It is a leading behaviour-change programme that underpins insurance and financial services, creating shared value by combining behavioural economics and clinical science to encourage and reward members for exercising more, eat healthier, manage stress, look after and improve their health.
For more information, please visit www.vitality.international
