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Twenty years of IFFIm: the power of finance to save lives

20 Mar 2026

In a packed parliamentary chamber in Brasília, Gavi’s departing Chief Resource Mobilisation & Growth Officer Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao watched lawmakers debate whether Brazil should commit to a global financing instrument most had never heard of. The questions were pointed. The scepticism was real. Why commit public funds so far into the future?

IFFIm financing drives historic breakthrough in malaria vaccine affordability

20 Mar 2026

A novel IFFIm transaction enables Gavi and UNICEF to secure an equitable pricing agreement that will make malaria vaccines more affordable and expand access to millions of children, redefining what innovative finance can achieve.

Sierra Leone looks forward to “massive reduction” in cervical cancer after vaccine campaign

01 Dec 2025

An ambitious November campaign to protect a million girls with the HPV vaccine could mark a historic inflection point in Sierra Leone’s journey to elimination of the all-too-common cancer

"Relief" for mothers in Bayelsa state as malaria vaccine makes waves

07 Nov 2025

Cases among children appear to be in decline, say Bayelsa health workers and experts. In fact, when Akaba Primary Healthcare Centre in Bayelsa saw a spike of malaria cases in June, the majority of patients were – abnormally – adults.

Uganda’s malaria vaccination programme is picking up pace

08 Sep 2025

Families and health leaders say community health workers deserve much of the credit for rising uptake.By John Musenze

In Kenya, a decade of rotavirus vaccination translates to a drop in childhood mortality

04 Aug 2025

Not only are fewer children being hospitalised with severe diarrhoea, but the vaccine’s evident impact is boosting confidence in immunisation generally, experts say.By Joseph Maina

50 years of progress: how Bangladesh chose health

21 May 2025

Less than half a century after being labelled a “basketcase”, Bangladesh is on the way to independently financing its immunisation programme.