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.

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.

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

Drugs in development mostly cater to the needs of high-income countries, rather than lower income countries where the burden of drug-resistant infections is typically higher.

Jigawa was declared Nigeria’s first open defecation-free state in October. It hasn’t taken long for that victory to translate to noticeably better public health.

While the numbers are hard to pin down, some researchers say their colleagues have overstated the risks.