Amidst crises, Malawi showcases resilience with major vaccination push

Malawi becomes the third African country to introduce typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into routine immunisation as Ministry of Health and partners collaborate to protect children across the country from typhoid fever.

Signing of a new agreement to drive vaccine impact in Africa

The African Union Commission (AUC) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase access and accelerate the uptake of life-saving vaccines.

Immunisation partners outline ambitious plan to protect millions of girls in lower- and middle-income countries against cervical cancer

Over the next few years, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and partners will focus efforts to revitalise access to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to reach 86 million adolescent girls, rapidly recover and improve coverage, and help build…

Funding disbursed to boost vaccine access in humanitarian and fragile settings

The funding will enable international and local civil society organisations to complement public health service efforts by accessing communities not reached by government services, such as in cross-border settings and conflict zones, across the…

Gavi outlines plans to build sustainable supply of malaria vaccines

A new paper published today by Gavi outlines how the world can increase supply to meet demand within the next few years by growing the number of manufacturers and supporting scale-up through predictable demand.

South Sudan launches major push on measles vaccination

The Ministry of Health, South Sudan, in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, WHO and other key partners, has launched a nationwide measles vaccination campaign. The campaign aims to vaccinate more than 2.7 million children aged 6-…

Global partners announce a new effort – “The Big Catch-up” – to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunisation progress lost during the pandemic

‘The Big Catch-up’ is an extended effort to lift vaccination levels among children to at least pre-pandemic levels and endeavours to exceed those.

Gavi launches new learning initiative to address the final barriers to immunisation equity

Reaching the millions of “zero-dose” children who have yet to receive a single vaccine represents one of the final – and most complex – barriers to overcome in the push for global immunisation equity

Spain to co-host 2023 Vaccine Alliance High-Level Summit on Immunisation

The high-level summit, co-hosted by Gavi and Spain, will be an opportunity to look back on the immunisation strategy outlined by the Vaccine Alliance at 2020’s Global Vaccine Summit in London.

Dr Muhammad Ali Pate to become next CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

The Gavi Board has approved the appointment of Dr Muhammad Ali Pate as the Chief Executive Officer of the Vaccine Alliance following an extensive recruitment process.

Gavi welcomes appointment of global health leader and malaria expert Dr Rose Leke as Chair of Independent Review Committee

The Gavi Independent Review Committee (IRC) is responsible for reviewing all applications for new funding support submitted by Gavi-eligible countries.

Gavi and Government of India establish new partnership to protect millions of children by 2026

Gavi will provide US$ 250 million in funding to reach zero-dose children – those who have not received a single routine vaccine shot – through a renewed strategic partnership with the Government of India

Last updated: 20 Nov 2023

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