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New paper "follows the money” using vaccine bonds as case study

14 Jul 2022

In a paper published in the journal Economy and Space, Sarah Hughes-McLure of the University of Cambridge proposes a method of critical financial analysis, and cites IFFIm vaccine bonds as a case study.

Kenya pushes back yellow fever outbreak while diagnostic capacity improves outcomes across Africa

14 Jun 2022

Yellow fever cases are on the rise again, driven by an interruption in vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Measles vaccines offer hope in conflict-affected parts of Ethiopia

08 Jun 2022

Recent vaccination campaigns in Afar and other regions are filling some of the gaps in routine immunisation brought about by recent conflict.

Lesotho mothers welcome the reintroduction of HPV vaccine

31 May 2022

Seven years after it ended, Lesotho has relaunched its HPV vaccination programme.

India draws lessons from polio eradication initiative

11 Apr 2022

The programme to eradicate polio shows that mass immunisation is possible in India

IFFIm “essential” to continued financing for the COVAX AMC

05 Apr 2022

In the last year, COVAX has delivered more than 1.4 billion COVID-19 vaccines to 145 low and middle-income economies — a heartening milestone in the fight against the pandemic. Yet, with millions of people still unvaccinated, COVID-19 is far from over. The virus is evolving, too. A major variant has been identified every four months, on average, si...

True grit: In Nepal, health workers go the distance to deliver vaccines

05 Apr 2022

When it comes to getting vaccines to everyone who needs them, the “last mile” covered by health workers remains the hardest.