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First issue of IFFIm vaccine bonds announced for 2010

01 Mar 2010

Daiwa Securities Group, the International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company ("IFFIm"), the GAVI Alliance, and the World Bank have announced today IFFIm's first issue of "Vaccine Bonds" for 2010.

Child deaths in Vietnam fall dramatically

20 Nov 2009

Through its commitment to immunisation and other child health interventions, Vietnam has drastically reduced its child deaths, putting the country well on track to reach the Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG) before the 2015 deadline.

GAVI honours 15 countries for excelling in immunisation

19 Nov 2009

Fifteen health ministers from low-income countries today received awards from the GAVI Alliance for their outstanding performance in improving child health and immunisation.

GAVI's impact on vaccine market is bringing down prices

18 Nov 2009

Four million deaths averted through boost for immunisation over last 10 years Hanoi, 18 November 2009 - Following the increasing impact of the GAVI Alliance on the vaccine market, the price of one of the major combination vaccines, the pentavalent, is falling considerably, enabling GAVI's partners to vaccinate millions of more children in the deve...

Vaccination is essential to prevent world's leading child killer - pneumonia

30 Oct 2009

Marking the first international World Pneumonia Day on 2 November, the GAVI Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children in poor countries against pneumonia, the world's leading child killer.

Japanese retail investors continue to show strong support for vaccine bonds

24 Jun 2009

Vaccine bonds offered to Japanese retail investors raise USD 130 million equivalent to help pay for health and immunisation programmes in some of the world’s poorest countries.

GAVI recognised as international institution

23 Jun 2009

The GAVI Alliance, which has been hosted by UNICEF since it was launched in 2000, has become an independent international institution - the first organisation to receive such recognition under the new Swiss Host State Act.