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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announces goal to reach 300 million more by 2025

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has now reached 1 billion children with vaccinations. And Gavi set an inspiring target to immunize an additional 300 million children by the year 2025. This ambitious goal aims to tackle the persisting gaps in global vaccination coverage. The initiative’s success will significantly contribute to advancing global health and reducing the burden of preventable diseases.

Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the vaccine alliance (left) and Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao, Managing Director for Resource Mobilisation
Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi (left) and Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao, Managing Director for Resource Mobilisation

On Tuesday, Gavi has released its mid-term review report that tracks the progress of its goals for the 2021-2025 period. Every year, Gavi provides vaccines to protect nearly half of all children on the planet.

The report coincides with a meeting of world leaders in Spain’s capital of Madrid for the Global Vaccine Impact Conference. They will discusslessons from the COVID-19 vaccine access platform, COVAX, which was co-led by Gavi.

Improving Africa’s manufacturing capacity is Gavi’s long-term goal

In the coming years, countries in Africa have pledged to improve vaccine manufacturing capacity as COVID-19 exposed their vulnerability. While Gavi expressed confidence in the continent’s ability to scale up, it tempered expectations by adding that this was likely to be a long-term process.

“This is a long road. It is important to acknowledge that it takes time,” said Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao, Gavi’s Managing Director for Resource Mobilisation, Private Sector Partnerships and Innovative Finance. “A lot of pieces have come into play,” 

Gavi also said it is working to ensure there is enough advance procurement so that manufacturers can produce vaccines at scale while keeping the cost low.

Neonatal deaths, weak malaria vaccines are challenges

While there has been considerable progress in reducing childhood deaths, deaths of neonates (babies in the first 28 days of life) remain high.

“The RTS,S vaccine which is the first malaria vaccine, had an efficacy rate of 39%. Now that may sound low, but given how prevalent malaria is, for every 200 children vaccinated, you save one life. So, in terms of impact, this vaccine is really important,” Berkley said.

Climate change is compounding challenges. As rainfall patterns change, droughts become more frequent and intense, and food insecurity is expected to rise.

“In my country, where climate change and displacement are making it harder, not easier, to deliver health services – vaccines are an essential way to manage outbreaks and save lives,” said Dr Abdelmadjid Abderahim, Minister of Public Health and Prevention in Chad.

Countries returning to pre-pandemic vaccination

While Gavi has presented an optimistic picture, a number of countries reported their post-pandemic struggles less optimistically at the recently concluded World Health Assembly weren’t so optimistic, including the re-emergence of polio cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan, after the pandemic disrupted routine vaccinations.

Gavi said nearly 57 low- and middle-income countries are on track to return to pre-pandemic level of routine immunization. 

“According to the data we’re seeing from countries, we believe there are encouraging signs that resilient health systems in the now 57 Gavi implementing countries are having some success in recovering following the pandemic,” Berkley said.

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