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Gavi and UNICEF welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF welcome the news that a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, has now received WHO prequalification and can be made available to countries around the world.

Brazilian Ministry of Health and Gavi reaffirm partnership to advance equitable immunisation globally

The Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on vaccine production, innovation, and global access.

Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera

More than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests will be shipped to 14 countries in largest-ever global deployment, with the first shipment landing today in Malawi.

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How to get vaccines to remote areas? In Sierra Leone they’re delivered by foot, boat or motorbike

For villagers in remote areas in Sierra Leone it takes a lot of time and money to get to a clinic. So the COVID-19 vaccine came to the people.

Immunisation backsliding could kill 49,000 people: catch-up strategies could prevent 80% of those deaths

Pandemic disruptions to life-saving vaccine programmes are costing lives, but most could be saved by targeted catch-up programmes. 

On Angola’s borderlands, communities brace for cholera

Angola’s last cholera outbreak was in 2017 – but with neighbouring countries battling epidemics, health workers and civilians in frontier provinces are getting ready.

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Gavi supports vaccines against 19 infectious diseases, including, most recently, COVID-19, Ebola and malaria. Learn more about our support for each vaccine by clicking below.

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Gavi supports vaccines against 19 infectious diseases, including, most recently, COVID-19, Ebola and malaria. Learn more about our support for each vaccine by clicking below.

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Our impact

Children >1 billion children vaccinated through routine programmes
First aid locator >17.3 million future deaths averted
Transitioned 19 countries fully self-financing
Billions >220.5 US$ billion in economic benefits for countries
Syringe 1.8 billion vaccinations through preventive vaccination campaigns

Our mission: save lives and protect people's health

Saving lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

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Saving lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

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Gavi draws on the skills of a variety of partners, combining the technical expertise of the development community with the business know-how of the private sector.

Meet the Vaccine Alliance partners

Gavi draws on the skills of a variety of partners, combining the technical expertise of the development community with the business know-how of the private sector.

Meet the Vaccine Alliance partners

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