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Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) price data

The Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) is used to protect children against polio or poliomyelitis. The table shows the awarded vaccine prices per dose (in US$) per product per supplier per calendar year, based on a multi year supply agreement with UNICEF.Updated on 28 October 2024.

How a country rose to the challenge of vaccinating every child against polio

In Guinea, health workers, communities, governments, UNICEF and partners came together in a vaccination campaign to reach every child in the country with the oral polio vaccine in 2024. Over the two rounds of the campaign, each lasting four days, 3,2 million children were vaccinated twice against the disease. The ...

Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccines Supply and Demand Update

In 2023, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and its partners, including UNICEF, vaccinated more than 400 million children through front line health workers, preventing an estimated 650,000 cases of paralyses from polio and saving the lives of up to 60,000 children. Following sustained efforts in immunization ...

Immunization Market Dashboard

The dashboard displays information on poliomyelitis (polio), human papillomavirus (HPV), malaria, measles-containing, pentavalent (DTwP-HepB-Hib) and rotavirus vaccines procured and delivered by UNICEF. This includes doses for routine and supplementary immunization activities, unless otherwise specified. The dashboard also displays all safe…, Unique leverage, Every year, UNICEF and partners procure vaccines to reach 45 per cent of the world’s chi...

Polio vaccines supply

UNICEF trains vaccine management teams and health workers in managing the cold chain to ensure polio vaccines are stored at the right temperature during transportation. Despite historical progress, thousands of vulnerable children are still missing out on polio vaccines due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other critical challenges. Polio anywhere…