Since its inaugural bond issuance in November 2006, the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) has made US$ 1 billion available for GAVI Alliance vaccines and health programmes in the poorest countries of the world.
GAVI and IFFIm partners, including GAVI Fund Chair Mrs. GraÃ§a Machel, will present a summary account of how and where IFFIm's predictable, long-term funding is saving lives. In just its first year, IFFIm has boosted countries' existing immunisation programmes, funded the demand and development of easier-to-administer combination vaccines and has been flexible in response to urgent immunisation needs like yellow fever, polio and measles.
B-roll: download at http://www.gavialliance.org/media_centre/videos/index.
Note to Editors: Spokespersons are available including key GAVI partners, donor representatives, and health workers in the field.