Vaccines are one of the world’s most cost-effective health tools, saving 3.5 to 5 million lives each year. We support the delivery of lifesaving vaccines to places with some of the highest rates of unimmunized children.
To eliminate devastating tropical diseases, affected countries must make a serious financial commitment and donors and partners must cede ownership of programs to the people on the ground who understand…
The story of how a life-saving vaccine called PCV was rolled out to every child in India—in record time, at low cost, and during a pandemic—illustrates what’s possible in global…
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons about health security – not the least that, when health resources are scarce, African countries cannot necessarily rely on imports to protect…
The world is inching closer than ever to eradicating polio. More hard work lies ahead, but government leadership in Pakistan and the dedication of partners and vaccinators on the ground…
As COVID-19 variants continue to surge around the world, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces a new $150 million commitment to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and make…
Instead of reacting to the identification of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 with travel bans and fear, the world should be lauding southern African scientists, investing in their research capacity,…
The extensive research and development behind the breakthrough new malaria vaccine is informing work on a new generation of complementary tools to control, prevent, and ultimately eradicate malaria.
Thanks to a new monetary guarantee, UNICEF can help lower-income countries more easily access urgently needed health care supplies. With a form of revolving credit plan, countries need no longer…
