News and Resources

News and resources

Canada pledges C$ 125 million to IFFIm

17 Mar 2023

Canada expands its commitment to childhood immunisation as 11th donor to IFFIm

Rotavirus vaccines return to an outbreak-hit county in Kenya

16 Mar 2023

Supply chain disruption triggered a season of vaccine stockouts and sickness in Nakuru county. Now, health workers and parents are rushing to get their vulnerable babies protected.

How Uzbekistan scrambled to stay polio-free - and succeeded

17 Feb 2023

Still endemic to neighbouring Afghanistan, polio was suddenly resurging in next-door Tajikistan. Uzbekistan’s health system needed to act fast, or risk the futures of its children.

Curbing measles in Kenya’s conflict-troubled Mandera County

31 Jan 2023

Vaccine vials, clued-in parents, dedicated health workers... and armed police: VaccinesWork finds out what it takes to rein in a measles outbreak in Kenya’s north.

Navigating rough waters: reaching the zero-dose children of Manoka Island

23 Jan 2023

The Manoka Health District, a cluster of hard-to-reach islets in coastal Cameroon, is an immunisation blind spot: more than 90% of kids under two here have never had a single vaccine. Dr Nchinjoh plans to change that.

IFFIm funding contributes to health gains across Africa

19 Dec 2022

IFFIm provides funding for 15% of Gavi’s immunisation programmes across Africa.

How has IFFIm made a difference for Gavi?

19 Dec 2022

Since 2006, IFFIm has contributed approximately US$ 5.2 billion to Gavi. IFFIm support has meant Gavi has been able to provide more life-saving vaccines, faster.