COVAX Information Centre

Learn more about the COVAX initiative and keep up with COVID-19 vaccinations across West and Central Africa

A shipment of COVAX COVID-19 vaccines are offloaded at a UNICEF -supported warehouse

As vaccines begin to roll out globally, you may have questions or need reassurance. This information centre seeks to provide answers and guidance to better understand this historic moment of global solidarity, as well as share important updates from the West and Central Africa region.

Watch UNICEF Regional Director, Ms. Marie-Pierre Poirier, speaking on the world's first COVAX vaccine shipment arrivals in Ghana

https://www.facebook.com/UNICEFAfrica/videos/yesterday-ghana-welcomed-the-worlds-first-covax-shipment-this-was-an-inspiring-a/96

Equity

We are working to ensure equitable access to 2 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2021, focusing on lower to middle income countries.

Efficiency 

We are leading, on behalf of the global COVAX facility, the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation ever.

Solidarity

We are working with key partners such as WHO, GAVI, CEPI, development banks, private sector and governments to bring COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable populations.

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