Immunization

COVAX aspires to enable equitable, full vaccination of all adult and adolescent populations globally to reduce the impact of the ongoing pandemic, allow economies and societies to function, and guard against the future evolution of the virus. Updated April 2022.

A man in a suit is standing in front of a warehouse and smiling into the camera. What are routine childhood vaccines and why are they important?  Routine vaccines are the vaccines all children should receive to make sure they grow up healthy. They are one of the greatest advancements in global public health and I can’t overstate the role they play…

Amid continuing high demand for PPE last year, UNICEF remained one of the world’s leading agencies procuring and delivering surgical masks, face shields, gloves, coveralls, boots and medical gowns to low- and middle-income countries. These supplies were essential to protect front line and health care workers as they supported the roll out COVID-19…, Pre-positioning for fast delivery , Building on lessons learned from the severe supply constraints experienced in 2020, UNICEF planned ahead to make sure that quality-assured PPE would be available whatever the trajectory of the pandemic. This meant PPE must meet strict technical performance specifications so that it can protect the person wearing it. UNICEF only procures and…, Consolidating and customizing the supply response, Five countries – Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Yemen and Lebanon – received the largest consignments of UNICEF-procured PPE. Sizeable quantities were also shipped to emergency settings, including Afghanistan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to support health and other front line workers.  To overcome supply chain disruptions and…, Bundling PPE to meet complex needs , For many low- and middle-income countries, the task of rolling out infection prevention and control measures within health care settings was a serious challenge. To support them, UNICEF designed four PPE kits with different item combinations to make it safer for front line workers to go about their work, while helping them to protect themselves…

Around 50 participants, including suppliers and UNICEF and GAVI representatives attended the What is a cold chain? Cold Chain Equipment Industry Consultation in March 2022. The meeting discussed the upcoming bidding exercises focused on solar direct drive refrigerators and freezers (SDD) and mains-powered ice lined refrigerators and freezers (ILR…,   Welcome and introduction Thomas Sorensen, UNICEF Supply Division (SD) 2021 Procurement figures and 2022 outlook Jan Komrska, SD Spare parts tender •    Technical considerations •    Commercial consideration Teshome Yemamu, SD Jan Komrska, SD SDD/ILR Tender outcomes •    Tender objectives and outcomes •    Technical issues •    Firm contractin…, UNICEF/UNI197921/Schermbrucker Solar and Mains Powered Vaccine Refrigerators and Freezers Industry Consultation 17 March 2022 Agenda 1. Introductions 2. 2021 Procurement 3. Spare parts Tender 4. Mains powered/SDDs Tender outcomes 5. Service bundle Tender Break 6. COVAX update 7. CCEOP update 8. AOB Thomas Jan Joyce Salima Lorena Tesfaye Gemma…

On 15 January 2022, a plane carrying 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines, including the one billionth dose supplied through COVAX, touched down in Kigali, Rwanda.  COVAX has now delivered vaccines to 144 countries and territories, with 85 per cent of the doses shipped to 86 lower-income countries participating in the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC…, Featured video, COVAX: 1 billion vaccines delivered

The table shows the awarded Vaccines pricing data price per dose (in US$) per product per supplier per calendar year, based on a multi year supply agreement.

This note provides revised information on Japanese encephalitis Vaccines vaccine market demand and supply. Several factors can affect Japanese encephalitis vaccine supply availability as the prevalence of the disease is seasonal. The timing and availability of vaccine supply could also delay programmes by up to one year if calendar schedules are…, October 2021, 0 Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine: Market and Supply Update UNICEF Supply Division October 2021 Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Market and Supply Update October 2021 1. Summary UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), support countries with the introduction of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccines into their national immunization programmes. Over…

This table provide an overview of Vaccines pricing data prices contracted with suppliers by UNICEF per vaccine.

This table provide an overview of Vaccines pricing data prices contracted with suppliers by UNICEF per vaccine.

The document provides an overview of Vaccines pricing data prices per vaccine contracted by UNICEF with suppliers.

Zahariyya Hamza, a 31-year-old mother of six, is one of the nearly 20,000 volunteer community mobilizers (VCM) trained by UNICEF to keep Nigeria polio-free. But their role and mission go far beyond vaccinating newborns and children under five years of age. “We follow-up with mothers right from the first trimester of their pregnancies and try to…

The table shows the Vaccines pricing data awarded price per dose (in US$) per product per supplier per calendar year, based on a multi year supply agreement with UNICEF.