Indonesia pledges US$ 30 million to support global immunisation efforts through Gavi
Indonesia becomes a new Gavi donor with pledge of US$ 30 million for Gavi’s 2026–2030 strategic period, “Gavi 6.0”.
Gavi’s Board approved a series of measures aimed at strengthening countries’ abilities to sustain their own immunisation programmes and improve access to vaccines in fragile countries and settings.
The high-level pledging summit, culminating Gavi’s 6.0 replenishment cycle, will be co-hosted in Brussels by the European Union and the Gates Foundation.
Sierra Leone becomes the first country, among those most severely affected ten years ago by the West Africa Ebola outbreak, to launch nationwide preventive Ebola vaccination, targeting 20,000 frontline workers who will receive a single dose of…
Gavi, Save the Children and UNICEF collaborate to strengthen immunization services in Sudan
Gavi will provide US$ 23.4 million to support immunization for children living across Sudan, which hosts one the largest displaced populations in the world.
As Gavi’s largest sovereign donor, the UK has been essential in protecting 1.1 billion children and driving a 70% reduction in vaccine-preventable child deaths.
Lao PDR launches nationwide HPV immunization campaign to protect girls against cervical cancer
In a significant move to enhance girls' health, Lao PDR Ministry of Health, in partnership with UNICEF, the WHO and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, with support from the Government of Australia, has launched the 2024 HPV immunization campaign.
Sudan rolls out first malaria vaccines
Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, rolled out malaria vaccines for the first time in the country today to…
Cambodia launches national measles-rubella vaccination campaign to protect over 1.5 million children
oday, the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia launched a nationwide measles-rubella supplementary immunization activity (MR SIA) to protect over 1.5 million children aged 9 to 59 months (i.e. aged under five years) across 25 provinces.…
Democratic Republic of the Congo launches malaria vaccine into routine immunisation
La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a franchi une étape majeure en santé publique en intégrant avec succès le vaccin antipaludique dans son programme national de vaccination de routine.
Chad launches vaccination against malaria, pneumococcal disease and rotavirus diarrhea
Chad has launched three vital new vaccines in its Expanded Programme on Immunization.
With the support of Gavi, UNICEF and WHO, the campaign will cover the remaining seven divisions across the country, following the completion of phase one in Dhaka.