http://www.gavialliance.org http://www.gavialliance.org http://www.gavialliance.org Thousands of health experts, Member State delegations and international organisations will gather in Geneva from 20-28 May for the WHO’s 66th World Health Assembly. In this preview, we highlight topics on the agenda that will help shape the future of global immunisation. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/guide-to-immunisation-topics-on-2013-world-health-assembly-agenda/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/guide-to-immunisation-topics-on-2013-world-health-assembly-agenda/ Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT On 24 April 2013, Somalia’s Ministry of Health hosted a special ceremony in Mogadishu to mark the introduction of the five-in-one pentavalent vaccine into the national routine immunisation programme. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/galleries/pentavalent-vaccine-launch-ceremony-mogadishu-somalia/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/galleries/pentavalent-vaccine-launch-ceremony-mogadishu-somalia/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT ‘They are all my children,’ says one of four pioneers, all of whom remain devoted to clinic in Carrefour after 20 years http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/amid-rubble-clinic-in-haiti-protects-20000-with-vaccines/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/amid-rubble-clinic-in-haiti-protects-20000-with-vaccines/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT A new GAVI study published in Vaccine predicts positive long-term impact of vaccines on mortality. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/vaccines-to-avert-more-than-23-million-deaths-by-2020/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/vaccines-to-avert-more-than-23-million-deaths-by-2020/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Marking World Immunisation Week, pictures from GAVI's exhibition at the UK Houses of Parliament show the value of immunisation, the need for life-saving vaccines, ways in which the medicines are delivered and the challenges of delivery in Yemen, Zanzibar-Tanzania, Pakistan and Sudan. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/galleries/immunisation-in-islamic-countries/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/galleries/immunisation-in-islamic-countries/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The health sector has led the development success of the MDG era and created an unprecedented opportunity to achieve even more after 2015 http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-profiled-in-aid-transparency-report/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-profiled-in-aid-transparency-report/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT true 340 NMMU honorary doctorates (from left) Dr Seth Berkley, Dr Sylvia Earle and John Kani<br/>Photo credit: Leonette Bower 340 float_right Geneva, 17 April 2013 – GAVI CEO Dr Seth Berkley was today awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Universi http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-ceo-awarded-honorary-doctorate-by-nelson-mandela-metropolitan-university/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-ceo-awarded-honorary-doctorate-by-nelson-mandela-metropolitan-university/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The health sector has led the development success of the MDG era and created an unprecedented opportunity to achieve even more after 2015 http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/-fully-immunised-child--recognised-as-an-ambitious-but-practical-indicator/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/-fully-immunised-child--recognised-as-an-ambitious-but-practical-indicator/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scientists, doctors, experts from 75 countries highlight achievability of polio eradication http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-signs-up-to-polio-declaration/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-signs-up-to-polio-declaration/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Seven of the world’s leading health and development agencies call for the High Level Panel of the post-2015 development agenda to ensure that health remains central to advance global prosperity in the post-2015 era. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/global-health-leaders-call-for-strong-post-2015-focus/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/global-health-leaders-call-for-strong-post-2015-focus/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rwanda, through the supporters of GAVI Alliance, WHO, UNICEF and other members of the Measles-rubella Initiative, is rolling out a new dual measles-rubella vaccine aimed at immunising 5 millon children. This is the story 37 year old Giovance,mother of five, and her decision to get all her children immunised with the MR vaccine. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/rwanda-measles-rubella-vaccine-campaign/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/rwanda-measles-rubella-vaccine-campaign/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT GAVI Alliance Special Representative, Alex Palacios, this week testified on Capitol Hill to request that the United States Government contribute US$ 175 million to GAVI for Fiscal Year 2014 and that Congress appropriate US$ 750 million for maternal and child health programmes administered by USAID. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-requests-additional-funding-from-us-congress-for-fiscal-year-2014/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-requests-additional-funding-from-us-congress-for-fiscal-year-2014/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Comic Relief, the hugely popular UK charity, pulls out all the stops for its biannual Red Nose Day fundraising campaign today, bringing substantial visibility and support for child immunisation in the developing world. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/comic-relief-raises-smiles,-funds-for-gavi/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/comic-relief-raises-smiles,-funds-for-gavi/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rwanda is the first country in Africa to introduce the conjugate measles and rubella vaccine with support from the GAVI Alliance. When this immunisation campaign was launched, Agnès Binagwaho, Minister of Health of Rwanda, answered GAVI’s questions. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/rwanda-measles-rubella-vaccine-campaign-q-and-a-with-health-minister/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/rwanda-measles-rubella-vaccine-campaign-q-and-a-with-health-minister/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT This week, the global health leadership convened in Botswana with a “defining purpose” to set the way forward for health in the post-2015 development agenda. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/global-health-leadership-meets-to-discuss-health-in-the-post-2015-development-agenda/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/global-health-leadership-meets-to-discuss-health-in-the-post-2015-development-agenda/ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The GAVI Alliance presented the Government of India with a special award in recognition of its work towards eradicating polio. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-recognises-india-efforts-to-tackle-polio/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/gavi-recognises-india-efforts-to-tackle-polio/ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rwanda was the first African country to introduce HPV vaccines, immunising school girls nationwide with donated vaccines. In 2014 GAVI will support this programme with a sustainable supply of paid for HPV vaccines. This short film follows the third round of HPV vaccination in October 2012. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/vaccinating-school-girls-against-hpv-in-rwanda/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/vaccinating-school-girls-against-hpv-in-rwanda/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT GAVI convenes 25 global experts to agree on a research programme into the wider value of vaccines. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/understanding-the-value-of-vaccines/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/understanding-the-value-of-vaccines/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Hans Rosling is a doctor and a professor of international health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. At the GAVI Partners' Forum, he showed how GAVI’s mission to increase access to immunisation fits into a new way of looking at global poverty and population trends. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/hans-rosling-on-gavi-s-targeted-fight-against-poverty-and-disease/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/hans-rosling-on-gavi-s-targeted-fight-against-poverty-and-disease/ Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT The twofold objective of Dr Berkley’s visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo was to gain a better understanding of what drives increases in immunisation coverage in a large fragile country and to advise on the scaling-up of pneumococcal vaccines. Meetings with various partners, including government ministers, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and DR Congo’s vibrant civil society allowed vigorous discussion of how best to provide financial sustainability for immunisation. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/seth-berkley-visits-dr-congo-to-view-progress-on-immunisation/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/seth-berkley-visits-dr-congo-to-view-progress-on-immunisation/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT With innovative in-kind initiative, mobile communications leader becomes newest GAVI Matching Fund partner, triggering US$ 1.5 match from the UK http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-partners-with-vodafone-to-bolster-the-supply-chain-in-africa/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-partners-with-vodafone-to-bolster-the-supply-chain-in-africa/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT The 5th Partners’ Forum formally closed after three days of discussion about Results, Innovation, Sustainability and Equity http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/best-ever-partners-forum-goodbye-tanzania/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/best-ever-partners-forum-goodbye-tanzania/ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Professor Hans Rosling, co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation, doctor and professor of international health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, presents "Immunisation and Development" at the Plenary Session Partners’ Forum in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/hans-rosling-at-the-partners--forum/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/hans-rosling-at-the-partners--forum/ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Photo gallery feature: Tanzania became only the second developing country to introduce two new vaccines simultaneously on Thursday. Amid scenes of celebration, pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines were administered to children at the Buguruni Health Clinic in Dar es Salaam. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/double-celebration-in-tanzania/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/double-celebration-in-tanzania/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT With the Partners’ Forum now officially up and running in Dar, Dr Seth Berkley delivered a visionary speech this morning touching on GAVI’s past, present and future. Read the key excerpts. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/past-present-future-plenary/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/past-present-future-plenary/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sessions included a Forum on CSO partnership and a discussion on routine immunisation in South East Asia. Later, ONE.org gave an award. Faith-based organisations had breakfast and MPs came together to advocate for immunisation. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/day-one-of-the-gavi-alliance-partners--forum/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/day-one-of-the-gavi-alliance-partners--forum/ Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Image gallery with audio of GAVI CEO Dr Seth Berkley and a group of Alliance partners visiting health care clinics where immunization sessions and maternal health care services have helped raise immunisation coverage from 78% in 2007 to 92% in 2011. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-ceo-and-partners-visit-zanzibar/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-ceo-and-partners-visit-zanzibar/ Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Decades ago Zanzibar’s traders were quick to recognise a solid return on investment. Centuries later, their descendants are united in their recognition of the value of vaccines: from mothers and fathers to nurses and officials. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/historic-trade-centre-zanzibar-recognises-value-of-vaccines/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/historic-trade-centre-zanzibar-recognises-value-of-vaccines/ Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT In July 2012, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) introduced pentavalent vaccine with support from the GAVI Alliance. Children in DPR Korea will benefit from protection against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease in addition to continuing protection from four other childhood killers as the country introduces the five-in-one pentavalent vaccine into its routine immunisation programme. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/dpr-korea-introduces-pentavalent-vaccine/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/dpr-korea-introduces-pentavalent-vaccine/ Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Pakistan was the first county in South Asia to launch a vaccine against one of the leading cause of pneumonia among children under five. The introduction of pneumococcal vaccines is an important milestone in the fight to reduce the burden caused by pneumonia in Pakistan. The partnership between the Government of Pakistan and the GAVI Alliance – which includes UNICEF, WHO and civil society, among many other partners - to deliver this life-saving vaccine to Pakistan's children, as well as a renewed commitment to strengthening the current routine immunisation system, provides a solid foundation for a stronger, healthier nation. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/pakistan-tackles-top-child-killer---pneumonia/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/pakistan-tackles-top-child-killer---pneumonia/ Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT To celebrate the launch of the GAVI supported pentavalent vaccine and measles second dose in Myanmar GAVI Alliance Chairman Dagfinn Høybråten and Deputy CEO Helen Evans hosted a five-day visit to the country by six politicians from Australia and New Zealand, as well as officials from WHO, UNICEF. After decades of social and political isolation half a million children in the country will now receive protection from a range of deadly diseases including measles, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Hib. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/myanmar-children-to-benefit-from-pentavalent-vaccine-and-measles-second-dose/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/myanmar-children-to-benefit-from-pentavalent-vaccine-and-measles-second-dose/ Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Madagascar marked the introduction of pneumococcal vaccines into its national immunisation programme with a high level ceremony in the coastal town of Vatomandry attended by the Prime Minister, donors, health workers and local communities. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/galleries/madagascar-celebrates-the-introduction-of-pneumococcal-vaccines/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/galleries/madagascar-celebrates-the-introduction-of-pneumococcal-vaccines/ Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Preterm birth is the world's largest killer of newborn babies, causing more than 1 million deaths each year. 75% of those deaths could be saved with proven, cost-effective measures. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-marks-world-prematurity-day/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-marks-world-prematurity-day/ Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Delegation of Australian and New Zealand politicians attends launch and sees first-hand the challenges facing the Southeast Asian country following years of isolation. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-supports-new-vaccines-for-myanmar%2cs-children/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-supports-new-vaccines-for-myanmar%2cs-children/ Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Immunisation against primary cause of pneumonia kickstarts celebration of Mother and Child Health Week http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/madagascar-mobilises-health-workers-to-introduce-pneumococcal-vaccine/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/madagascar-mobilises-health-workers-to-introduce-pneumococcal-vaccine/ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT British Airways launch a dynamic in-flight campaign to help raise funds for immunisation in developing countries – a collaboration with GAVI Matching Fund partner Comic Relief. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/british-airways-launches-campaign-to-fund-immunisation/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/british-airways-launches-campaign-to-fund-immunisation/ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Children in Timor Leste are set to receive protection from five major childhood diseases after the country’s introduction of pentavalent vaccine as part of its national immunisation programme. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/pentavalent-vaccine-to-protect-children-in-timor-leste/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/pentavalent-vaccine-to-protect-children-in-timor-leste/ Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Child immunisation has the power to fundamentally change the economic progress of developing countries even beyond the basic benefit of saving lives and improving health. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/immunisation-lauded-as-engine-for-economic-growth/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/immunisation-lauded-as-engine-for-economic-growth/ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Brazzaville, 11 October 2012 - The Republic of Congo has taken a big step today in improving child health by introducing the pneumococcal vaccine, which protects children against one of the leading causes of pneumonia. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/galleries/brazzaville-marks-congo-s-first-pneumococcal-vaccinations/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/galleries/brazzaville-marks-congo-s-first-pneumococcal-vaccinations/ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT GAVI’s success in partnering with the private sector highlighted at a global health symposium of Japanese companies in Tokyo. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-initiatives-applauded-in-japan/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-initiatives-applauded-in-japan/ Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Republic of Congo has taken a big step in improving child health by introducing the pneumococcal vaccine, which protects children against one of the leading causes of pneumonia. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/congo-introduces-vaccine-against-pneumonia/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/congo-introduces-vaccine-against-pneumonia/ Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT GAVI Board Chair meets with Bono and European Commissioner for Development on Brussels visit http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/dagfinn-høybråten-thanks-gavi-advocate-bono/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/dagfinn-høybråten-thanks-gavi-advocate-bono/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT EPI officials, GAVI's Deputy CEO Helen Evans and Mir Hazar Khan Bijaroni, Minister of the Inter Provincial Committee, talk about the impact of Pakistan's rollout of the pneumococcal vaccine and the difficulties of ensuring all children are protected from pneumonia. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/pakistan-pneumococcal-vaccine-introduction/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/pakistan-pneumococcal-vaccine-introduction/ Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT David Ferreira, GAVI’s Managing Director for Innovative Finance, describes how GAVI has raised more than double the amount of money it promised to secure from the private sector under a 2007 Clinton Global Initiative commitment. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/amc-to-eliminate-pneumococcal-disease---cgi-2007-commitment-progress/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/amc-to-eliminate-pneumococcal-disease---cgi-2007-commitment-progress/ Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Global Poverty Project CEO Hugh Evans and GAVI’s Seth Berkley talk about the power of vaccines ahead of the The Global Citizen Festival, an historic webcast and broadcast concert in Central Park, New York. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-and-global-poverty-project-talk-vaccines-at-global-citizen-festival/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-and-global-poverty-project-talk-vaccines-at-global-citizen-festival/ Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Global Poverty Project CEO Hugh Evans and GAVI’s Seth Berkley talk about the power of vaccines ahead of the The Global Citizen Festival, an historic webcast and broadcast concert in Central Park, New York. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/seth-berkley-and-hugh-evans--gavi-and-global-poverty-project-talk-vaccines-at-global-citizen-festival/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/audio-visual/videos/seth-berkley-and-hugh-evans--gavi-and-global-poverty-project-talk-vaccines-at-global-citizen-festival/ Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT GAVI has raised more than double the amount of money it promised to secure from the private sector under a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative, strengthening GAVI’s ability to provide pneumococcal and other lifesaving vaccines to developing countries. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-surpasses-commitment-to-clinton-global-initiative/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-surpasses-commitment-to-clinton-global-initiative/ Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT GAVI CEO Seth Berkley talk’s health with the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons tasked with preparing a global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for the Millennium Development Goals. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/seth-berkley-addresses-un-high-level-panel-on-post-2015-development-agenda/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/seth-berkley-addresses-un-high-level-panel-on-post-2015-development-agenda/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Global Fund, in partnership with the Huffington Post, has launched ‘The Big Push’ digital campaign to help maintain momentum toward three global health goals: no child born with HIV, no deaths from mosquito bites, tuberculosis (TB) treatment for all. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/global-fund-and-huffington-post-make-big-push-for-global-health-goals/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/global-fund-and-huffington-post-make-big-push-for-global-health-goals/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Director of Programme Funding Team highlights benefits of GAVI business model to 200 of France’s leading development specialists. http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-showcases-innovative-financing-mechanisms-to-convergence-2015/ http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2012/gavi-showcases-innovative-financing-mechanisms-to-convergence-2015/ Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT