International Finance Facility for Immunisation: building a financial lifeline from the world’s investors to its poorest children

Every year, 19 million children miss out on vaccines against common diseases. 1.7 million die from easily-preventable diseases

Shortage of secure, predictable funding stops developing countries planning long-term health programmes for their children

IFFIm was set-up in 2006 to accelerate the availability and predictability of funds for immunisation programmes

IFFIm raises finance by issuing 'vaccine bonds' in capital markets, converting long-term government pledges into immediate cash

UK, France, Italy, Norway, Australia, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, South Africa have committed US$ 6.3 billion to IFFIm over 23 years

IFFIm funds help the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation. In 12 years, GAVI has prevented over 5.5 million future deaths

IFFIm funds catalyse uptake of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b

IFFIm funds strengthen immunisation and health service delivery through health worker training and support for cold chain and logistics

IFFIm supports polio and yellow fever vaccines, measles mortality reduction, maternal & neonatal tetanus

Thanks to IFFIm, GAVI has been able to nearly double its support for vaccine introduction in developing countries since 2006