Vaccines

A child receives the oral polio vaccine, Pakistan

Programme

Eradicating polio

We are closer than ever to ending polio

17/10/2019

A group of students hold up card to show their vaccine status

Programme

Immunization programme

Working to realize the right to immunization for every woman and child, especially the most vulnerable

23/04/2018

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Press release

HPV vaccine manufacturers commit to provide enough supply to immunize at least 84 million girls in Gavi countries

On the eve of the Global Vaccine Summit 2020, five manufacturers commit to increasing and prioritising HPV vaccine supply to Gavi-supported countries, which have among the highest cervical cancer burdens in the world

04/06/2020

A small, colorfully -dressed baby gets a vaccine shot.

Statement

Remarks by Henrietta Fore UNICEF Executive Director at joint press briefing on immunization with WHO and Gavi, 22 May

22/05/2020

Press release

At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF

Agencies call for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases.

22/05/2020