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IFFIm receives A+ rating from the UK’s FCDO for the seventh consecutive year

25 Mar 2026

Latest UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) rating reaffirms IFFIm’s position in global health finance.

IFFIm financing drives historic breakthrough in malaria vaccine affordability

20 Mar 2026

A novel IFFIm transaction enables Gavi and UNICEF to secure an equitable pricing agreement that will make malaria vaccines more affordable and expand access to millions of children, redefining what innovative finance can achieve.

Twenty years of IFFIm: the power of finance to save lives

20 Mar 2026

In a packed parliamentary chamber in Brasília, Gavi’s departing Chief Resource Mobilisation & Growth Officer Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao watched lawmakers debate whether Brazil should commit to a global financing instrument most had never heard of. The questions were pointed. The scepticism was real. Why commit public funds so far into the future?

Q&A with new IFFIm Board Chair Georgina Baker

20 Mar 2026

Ms Baker joined the IFFIm board on 1 January 2026 as its new Chair as outgoing Chair Ken Lay remains on the board as a Director through 2026. We asked her about her experiences and her perspective on her new role.

Sierra Leone looks forward to “massive reduction” in cervical cancer after vaccine campaign

01 Dec 2025

An ambitious November campaign to protect a million girls with the HPV vaccine could mark a historic inflection point in Sierra Leone’s journey to elimination of the all-too-common cancer

"Relief" for mothers in Bayelsa state as malaria vaccine makes waves

07 Nov 2025

Cases among children appear to be in decline, say Bayelsa health workers and experts. In fact, when Akaba Primary Healthcare Centre in Bayelsa saw a spike of malaria cases in June, the majority of patients were – abnormally – adults.

Georgina Baker appointed Chair of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation Board

22 Oct 2025

London, 22 October 2025 – The International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) today announced the appointment of Georgina Baker as Chair of its Board of Directors, effective 1 January 2026. Ms Baker succeeds Ken Lay, who has led the Board since 2021 and will continue to serve as a Director through 2026 to ensure a smooth transition and cont...