Geneva, 31 July 2020 – A total of 92 low- and middle-income countries and economies will be able to access COVID-19 vaccines through Gavi’s COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), the Gavi Board agreed yesterday. The Board also agreed that the Gavi secretariat will host and administer the COVAX Facility, the umbrella mechanism to which 78 countries have already submitted written expressions of interest.
Please join us in congratulating Cristiana Toscano, Linked technical facilitator and Latin American-Caribbean (LAC) focal point, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG) in Brazil, and infectious disease doctor. Cristiana was recently honored by the federal government of Brazil with the Oswaldo Cruz Medal of Merit, along with 22 other … Read More
This newsletter is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. We’re excited to bring you Linked updates from two recent learning engagements, a new practitioner perspective with Honduras, and the latest evidence from the global immunisation community to strengthen your immunisation programs. In July, Linked held two in-person learning engagements. Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Honduras, with … Read More
Choosing or switching to a single dose HPV vaccination can simplify delivery and lower program costs. It can also help reduce the potential for supply shortages and alleviate delivery challenges such as those encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether countries are in the initial stages of introducing the HPV vaccine or considering a switch, they … Read More
