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José Manuel Barroso

Jose Manuel Barroso is the Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. He previously served as Prime Minister of Portugal and President of the European Commission.

The Vaccine Alliance in 2023

Prof José Manuel Barroso, Chair of the Gavi Board, and Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi since 18 March 2024, reflect on the driving forces of progress in 2023 and plans for 2024.

2 Oct 2024

4 min read

APR

A mother holds her child clutching a vaccination card outside in Bangladesh. Credit: Simprints/2023/Ashraful Arefin

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A shining example of successful multilateralism

19 Jun 2024

5 min read

Vaccine manufacturing Cross-posts

José Manuel Barroso, Chair of the Gavi Board, speaking during the Gavi, an Alliance Fit for the Future session at the MTR Gavi Meeting in Madrid, Spain, 2023. Credit: Gavi/Benedikt von Loebell

“A Pivotal Year for the Vaccine Alliance”: A preview of what’s coming at this week’s Gavi Board meeting

4 Dec 2023

5 min read

Routine immunisation Market shaping Meningitis

A COVAX shipment

Pandemic Preparedness Cannot Wait

11 Oct 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Pandemic preparedness

Mutesi Fatuma measuring the temperature of Wanga Glady's child. Fatuma has been trained to carry out malaria assessments and dispense medicine for children under five years. Living Goods/2022/Jjumba Martin

On the road to recovery in 2022, a year of renewal in 2023

28 Sep 2023

5 min read

APR Routine immunisation

Doctor in full protective equipment, preparing a vaccine.

What We Must Learn from COVID-19

8 Aug 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 Pandemic preparedness

Prof. José Manuel Barroso, Chair of the Gavi Board

“The Alliance never rests”: A preview of what’s coming at next week’s Gavi Board meeting

23 Jun 2023

4 min read

Routine immunisation COVID-19 Pandemic preparedness

A mother and her child at a community health outreach session in a rural area northwest of Maputo, Mozambique. Credit: Gavi/2020/Svetlomir Slavchev

APR 2021: Recognising country commitment

29 Sep 2022

3 min read

APR COVID-19 Routine immunisation

69,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccine received on 14 April 2021 in Mauritania as part of the COVAX initiative. © UNICEF/UN0440260/Pouget

Preparing for the Next Global Catastrophe

26 Sep 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Pandemic preparedness COVAX COVID-19

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Avoiding COVID Complacency

7 Apr 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 COVAX

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The Test of Pandemic Preparedness

1 Nov 2021

5 min read

COVID-19 Cross-posts Pandemic preparedness

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Health is a political choice

29 Oct 2021

5 min read

COVID-19 COVAX Vaccine campaigns

COVID-19 Vaccines for developing country concept.

Intellectual Property and COVID-19 vaccines

3 Aug 2021

5 min read

COVAX COVID-19 Explained

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