Gavi and partners pioneer new approach to deliver critical vaccinations in humanitarian contexts


Gavi and partners pioneer new approach to deliver critical vaccinations in humanitarian contexts


A new report, Gavi’s Humanitarian Partnerships: achievements and learning, 2022–2024, shows how Gavi and humanitarian partners are bridging immunization gaps to reach children and infants living in crisis-affected settings across 11 countries in Africa, paving the way for solutions that address the needs of some of the most vulnerable populations – while improving health security around the world.

According to the report, integrating humanitarian and immunisation services through Gavi’s Humanitarian Partnerships (ZIP) has enabled the delivery of life-saving vaccines to children in hard-to-reach and conflict-afflicted communities, without compromising quality. By addressing and overcoming various equity barriers that have long hindered global vaccination progress, Gavi and partners have helped protect hundreds of thousands from life-threatening and highly contagious diseases like measles.

With new access to vaccinate children in these communities, the partnership has also pioneered new ways of working for the Vaccine Alliance, partnering with nongovernmental humanitarian organisations for the first time. ZIP has additionally delivered routine childhood vaccines to children up aged up to five years who previously missed out – an unprecedented achievement in humanitarian contexts.