UPS

UPS is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions, including transporting packages and freight, facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting programmes that provide long-term solutions to community needs. Founded in 1951, The UPS Foundation leads its global citizenship programmes and is responsible for facilitating community involvement to local, national and global communities. 

Starting in 2014, The UPS Foundation’s and UPS’s partnerships with Gavi draws on the company’s deep expertise in healthcare supply chain management. Since that time, UPS has provided funding and technical expertise aimed at establishing reliable cold chain networks, expanding last-mile delivery of vaccines, broadening the pool of trained supply chain managers in priority countries and spearheading innovation.

In July 2018, with the support of the Ugandan government and Minister of Health, UPS and Gavi developed a pilot last-mile vaccine delivery network in three districts around Kampala, Uganda, serving 3 million people and focused on improving the percentage of Ugandan children who receive childhood vaccines. 

At the Global Vaccine Summit 2020, the UPS Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announced a commitment of US$ 3 million in new funding and in-kind logistics support spanning two years. This support enabled Gavi to continue strengthening supply chain networks that deliver life-saving vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries and expand coverage of essential childhood vaccines with the mission of eliminating childhood deaths from avoidable diseases.