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Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years

WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch "Humanly Possible" campaign to scale up vaccination programmes around the world during World Immunization Week 2024.

Over 5 million girls in Tanzania to receive HPV vaccine to combat cervical cancer

The Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania, in partnership with Gavi, UNICEF and WHO, today launched the national multi-age cohort (MAC) vaccination campaign against HPV – the leading cause of cervical cancer. 

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.

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Facial recognition for dogs? In Tanzania, it’s helping keep track of rabies vaccination

Microchipping is expensive; paper vaccination booklets can get lost or swapped. So how can vaccinators ensure canine community members aren’t at risk of contracting – and transmitting – rabies? There’s an app for that, learns James Karuga.

Nearly 136 million people in Africa live with hearing difficulties: tackling the crisis with a smartphone and an app

There is only one audiologist for every million people in Africa. Pioneering digital devices help close the gap.

“I’ve had enough of witnessing despair”: relief and hope greet Benin’s malaria vaccine roll-out

On April 25, Benin will begin administering RTS,S malaria vaccines to children, in a move experts anticipate will turn the tide on a disease that claims more than 10,000 lives a year.

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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

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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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