Explore how during the last two decades, its mission to save lives, reduce poverty and protect the world against the threat of epidemics has led Gavi to vaccinate more than 760 million children in the world’s poorest countries and prevent more than 13 million deaths.
Explore how during the last two decades, its mission to save lives, reduce poverty and protect the world against the threat of epidemics has led Gavi to vaccinate more than 760 million children in the world’s poorest countries and prevent more than 13 million deaths.
Merger of The Vaccine Fund and GAVI into the GAVI Alliance.
Innovative financing
The Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for pneumococcal vaccines is launched to incentivise manufacturers to rapidly take a new vaccine from research to development and bring it to market.
New vaccines introduced
+24
Vaccine launches
83
Cumulative vaccine launches in Gavi countries
2010
292m
292
Children immunised
million
New vaccines introduced
+11
Vaccine launches
94
Cumulative vaccine launches in Gavi countries
2011
337m
337
Children immunised
million
Four hours to save four million lives
The first Gavi donor pledging conference was co-hosted in London by the governments of the United Kingdom and Liberia, and the Gates Foundation, under the headline “Four hours to save four million lives.” Governments more than doubled their previous commitments, and new government and corporate donors made additional financial commitments.
Innovative financing
Launch of the Gavi Matching Fund which multiplies private sector partners’ impact by doubling their investment.
+22
Vaccine launches
116
Cumulative vaccine launches in Gavi countries
2012
388m
388
Children immunised
million
+31
Vaccine launches
147
Cumulative vaccine launches in Gavi countries
2013
441m
441
Children immunised
million
New vaccines introduced
+42
Vaccine launches
189
Cumulative vaccine launches in Gavi countries
2014
499m
499
Children immunised
million
A branding evolution
The name evolves from GAVI Alliance to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, with an updated logo that visually illustrates the global immunisation reach of the Alliance.
The UK government will host Gavi’s third donor pledging conference on 3-4 June 2020 to mobilise at least an additional US$ 7.4 billion to protect the next generation with vaccines, reduce disease inequality and create a healthier, safer and more prosperous world.
