The Big Catch-Up: a legacy that could last generations
Pandemic disruptions reversed decades of immunisation progress. A programme designed to catch-up, restore and strengthen immunisation programmes is shifting paradigms.
Gavi 6.0 funding guidelines
Newly released funding guidelines outline the scope of Gavi’s vaccine and cash support for the 2026–2030 strategic period (Gavi 6.0), explain how countries should plan and prioritise their immunisation programmes within this support, clarify the requirements for the Gavi 6.0 country application and describe how to access other forms of assistance such as outbreak and emergency support.
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View allMarking World Immunization Week 2026, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) announced that, together with partners in the Gavi-funded REACH consortium, it has delivered more than 30 million life-saving vaccine doses in some of the world’s most…
HPV vaccination will help avert nearly one million cervical cancer deaths and produce an estimated US$ 1.8 billion in economic gains across African implementing countries.
Largest catch-up initiative delivers over 100 million childhood vaccinations
The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunisation Week 2023, has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries.
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