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Blog Post
February 07, 2024
In global health, some from the northern hemisphere are lucky enough to escape the peak of winter by joining a special gathering in Bangkok. The Prince Mahidol Award Conference, affectionately called “PMAC”, is hosted annually at the end of January by the Royal Thai Government in Bangkok. It’s invit...
Blog Post
January 30, 2024
Since its launch in 2000, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has leveraged three primary levers to expand equitable vaccine access in lower-income countries. First, Gavi supports introductions of new and underused vaccines. Second, Gavi helps scale equitable immunization coverage rates. Third, Gavi uses an...
Blog Post
January 09, 2024
Child vaccination is one of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to save lives. But just how good is the data that we’re using to track progress on this life-saving intervention? In this piece, we examine trends in the quality of government-produced vaccination data. Our main message is that r...
Blog Post
December 14, 2023
Harsh fiscal prospects and broader shifts in the health landscape are creating challenges for Gavi’s approach to country eligibility and transition. To date, Gavi’s income-based eligibility model has functioned well during periods of sustained growth in low- and middle-income countries and has helpe...
Blog Post
December 11, 2023
With today being Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, many stakeholders are rightly concerned about the stalling progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG3)—"Good Health and Well-being,” of which UHC is an integral part. Since many SDG indicators of progress are outcome-focused, they ca...