At the Global Vaccine Summit on June 4, Gavi launched the COVID-19 Vaccines Advance Market Commitment (COVAX AMC) as the first building block of the COVAX Facility. The Gavi COVAX AMC is the innovative financing instrument that will support the participation of 92 low- and middle-income economies in the COVAX Facility – enabling access to donor-funded doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. The AMC, combined with additional support for country readiness and delivery, will make sure the most vulnerable in all countries can be protected in the short term, regardless of income level.
Karina Gould
Minister of International Development, Canada
Retno L.P. Marsudi
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia
Lia Tadesse
Minister of Health, Ethiopia
Countries eligible for the Gavi COVAX AMC are required to confirm participation in the COVAX Facility and complete a Vaccine Request in order to be allocated doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
In addition, all AMC participants are eligible to request support for cold chain equipment (CCE) and technical assistance (TA). Priority would be given to the Gavi-Eligible Countries.
A Vaccine Request is required for requests for CCE support to be considered, however this is not the case for TA support, which can be applied for before a Vaccine Request is submitted.
All relevant documents, including information on deadlines, can be found below.
Cut off deadline for submission of revised applications | IRC meeting (indicative dates) |
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12 February | 1-5 March |
9 March | 25 March-1 April |
2 April | 19-23 April |
29 April | 17-21 May |
27 May | 14-18 June |
For further information, Gavi-eligible countries should reach out to their Senior Country Manager. All other Participants should reach out to their focal point. If unsure of the appropriate contact point, questions can be directed to covaxproposals@gavi.org.
NOTE: Participants may request WHO and UNICEF country offices to provide assistance to complete submissions such as the Vaccine Request and request for support for CCE. Gavi has made funding available to WHO and UNICEF for this purpose.
An outline of the process that countries will be required to follow for COVAX Facility funding as well as elements to consider in requests.
COVAX AMC Eligible Economies should confirm participation in the AMC by submitting a completed and signed Vaccine Request – Part A, which should be submitted to covaxproposals@gavi.org, with a copy sent to the relevant Gavi Senior Country Manager (if applicable) or country focal point by 7 December 2020. To complete the submission Vaccine Request – Part B should be submitted to covaxproposals@gavi.org, with a copy sent to the relevant Gavi Senior Country Manager or focal point (whichever is applicable) by 8 January 2020.
To prepare all countries for COVID-19 vaccine introduction, WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and partners are working together at the global and regional levels to support the AMC economies in the planning and preparation for introducing the COVID-19 vaccine. All AMC 92 economies are eligible to request TA although priority will be given to Gavi-eligible countries.
The COVAX Facility is making available cold chain equipment (CCE) support to participating AMC 92 countries, although priority will be given to the 57 Gavi-eligible economies. Find below guidance on how to complete the application, descriptions of supported technologies and services and the necessary forms and templates to complete.