COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership boosts Sierra Leone COVID-19 Vaccination with US$ 2.8 million worth donation

COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, (CoVDP) has handed over vehicles, motorbikes and computers worth of US$ 2.8M to support Sierra Leone Vaccination efforts.

The US$ 500 million challenge: Gavi launches INFUSE 2.0 to scale up innovations in immunisation

INFUSE is an innovation scaling hub that matches investors with innovators and entrepreneurs to help scale up new ways to improve vaccination coverage in lower-income countries

Gavi, Unilever Lifebuoy and The Power of Nutrition join forces in tripartite immunisation, handwashing and nutrition programme to tackle preventable diseases

Gavi’s first multisectoral private sector partnership to include nutrition as part of holistic approach to disease prevention.

Gavi Board Decisions Outline “Year of Renewal” for Vaccine Alliance

Board underlines commitment to end backsliding in routine immunisation, catching up coverage and reaching zero-dose children as the Vaccine Alliance’s core priorities for the remainder of the current 2020–2025 strategic period.

Global health agencies outline plan to support Ugandan government-led response to outbreak of Ebola virus disease

3 November 2022 – Following the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda on 20 September 2022, the outbreak has now spread to seven districts (Kasanda, Kyegegwa, Bunyangabu and Kagadi districts beyond the original epicenter in Mubende district…

Gavi sets course to support sustainable vaccine manufacturing in Africa with new action plan in support of the African Union’s 2040 vision

Gavi publishes plan of action to support the development of sustainable vaccine manufacturing in Africa.

Lower-income countries push to reach more than 85 million children with measles vaccine

Following an alarming global rise in measles cases and outbreaks, lower Income countries are accelerating efforts with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Gavi, Moderna update COVAX supply agreement; agree on access to variant-containing vaccines for lower-income countries

Gavi and Moderna agree to cancel remaining volumes under existing COVAX supply agreement.

Sierra Leone introduces HPV vaccine to protect girls from cervical cancer

In a move to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer, the Government of Sierra Leone today introduced the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to the routine immunisation schedule and launched the start of a campaign to reach 153,991 girls…

Amid challenges, signs of recovery in routine immunisation as countries administer record volumes of vaccines in 2021

Routine immunisation coverage fell for a second consecutive year in 2021 across 57 Gavi-supported countries, although preliminary data shows signs of improvement in early 2022.

Gavi Vaccine Investment Strategy Steering Committee is now open for applications

The VIS Steering Committee will be convened to provide expert advice across multiple perspectives and deliberations and will provide technical input into the development of Gavi Secretariat’s recommendations to the Programme and Policy Committee…

Call for Applications: COVAX seeks experts for independent group on evidence-based vaccine decision-making

The COVAX Facility is seeking expressions of interest from the subject matter experts to join the COVAX Independent Product Group. The Independent Product Group (“IPG”) is established to provide scientific advice on COVID-19 vaccines and…

Last updated: 20 Nov 2023

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