Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) |
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Global |
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on-going since 1999 |
Web link: |
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http://www.vaccinealliance.org/ |
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Aims/Objectives: |
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| The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) was formed in 1999 with the mission of ensuring that every child in the world will be protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. GAVI has established six strategic objectives to fulfill its mission: | | Improve access to sustainable immunization services; | | Expand the use of all existing, safe and cost-effective vaccines where they address a public health problem; | | Support the national and international accelerated disease control targets for vaccine-preventable diseases; | | Accelerate the development and introduction of new vaccines and technologies; | | Accelerate R&D efforts for vaccines need primarily in developing countries; and | | Make immunization coverage a centerpiece in international development efforts. | |
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Measurable results and specific
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| Developed the Vaccine Fund, a financial mechanism raises new resources for immunizations. 98% of the resources are channeled directly to health systems in the world's poorest countries. | | Committed more than US$ 900 million from The Vaccine Fund to 60 developing country government health programs over five years; | | Delivered more than 30 million vaccine doses to 27 countries, and transferred funds to national immunization programs in 34 countries; | | Created a viable market in poor countries for new combination vaccines, a demand that vaccine manufacturers are gearing up to satisfy; | | Developed a new protocol to assess the quality of immunization coverage data, the immunization Data Quality Audit (DQA); | | Agreed to prioritize three new vaccines in late stages of development against viral diarrhoea, pneumonia, and meningitis. | |
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Implementation mechanisms
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| GAVI implements its objectives through the following mechanisms: | | Improving donor collaboration to ensure effective use of funding and to develop sustainable financing instruments for vaccine procurement; | | Working with individual countries to strengthen national immunization services through enhanced coordination among governments and development partners; | | Working with global vaccine industry partners to continue to provide the highest quality vaccines at the lowest appropriate prices and exploring a competitive negotiation mechanism to help bring new vaccines to the poorest populations; | | Seeking to achieve a balance between three vaccine procurement objectives: increasing vaccine supply, making vaccines affordable, and encouraging private investment in research and development for vaccines especially needed in developing countries. | | The Vaccine Fund is one of the financial tools available to GAVI to purchase vaccines, strengthen the immunization infrastructure, and support research. | |
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CONTACT: |
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Lisa Jacobs |
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gavi@unicef.org |
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GAVI Secretariat |
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Geneva |
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+41 22 909 50 19 |
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+41 22 909 59 31 |
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