Press releases

Press Releases

Paris presentation introduces a new supranational bond issuer: The International Finance Facility for Immunisation

12 Oct 2006

Expected proceeds to scale up GAVI Alliance, boosting vaccine use, improving health systems to save lives of millions of poorest children.

IFFIm announces plans for inaugural financing

27 Jul 2006

The International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) today announces its intention to launch the institution's inaugural bond later this year London, 27 July 2006 - The International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)1 today announces its intention to launch the institution's inaugural bond later this year. IFFIm is a new internation...

Spanish Council of Ministers approve IFFIm contribution

07 Jul 2006

This morning Friday 7 July Spain’s Council of Ministers approved 190 million € contribution to IFFIm (International Finance Facility for Immunisation) over 20 years.

South Africa joins seven nations in backing the IFFIm

25 Apr 2006

The Government of South Africa announced today that it will contribute US$20 million over 20 years to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm).

Brazil announces support for global immunisation and IFFIm to save millions of world’s poorest children

09 Mar 2006

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced that Brazil will contribute US$20 million over 20 years to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm). Brazil joins six European nations in committing to this innovative financing mechanism.

Statement by Julian Lob-Levyt, GAVI Alliance Executive Secretary at the conference on Innovative Financing for Development

02 Mar 2006

GAVI commends France and the UK for their work in developing innovative ways to finance achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In particular, GAVI welcomes their decision to support the International Financing Facility for Immunization, which will save millions of children by giving them access to vaccines and improving health systems in devel...

IFFIm takes next steps toward saving millions of lives

26 Feb 2006

The International Finance Facility for Immunization (IFFIm), the new multinational fund that will leverage long-term commitments from rich governments to raise urgently needed financing for health programmes in poor countries, is close to implementation, the GAVI Alliance announced today.