MAKE A LIFE-CHANGING INVESTMENT
Vaccines are among humanity’s greatest public health achievements and a major pillar of UNICEF’s global mission for children.
In the last 50 years, vaccines have helped to reduce child mortality by 80% and saved 154 million lives.
That’s six people, every minute, for five decades.
Vaccination provides children with benefits that can last their lifetimes. It is not only the safest protection from deadly diseases – vaccinated children grow up stronger and do better at school, with economic benefits that ripple sustainably across whole communities.
All while being incredibly cost effective and delivering a return on investment of €26 for every €1 spent.
Challenges
Despite these longstanding benefits, we are currently witnessing the largest sustained backslide in childhood vaccination rates in three decades.
Violent conflicts, displacement, pandemic-related disruptions, and vaccine misinformation have cut children off from routine immunisations.
Some 25 million children are now missing out on life-saving vaccines every year, placing them at risk of preventable diseases like measles and polio.
What is The Vaccine Fund?
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UNICEF’s approach
As the largest single vaccine buyer in the world, UNICEF procures more than 2 billion doses of vaccines annually for routine childhood immunisation and outbreak response.
In over 100 countries, we work with governments, businesses, non-governmental organisations, and other UN agencies to engage communities, procure and distribute vaccines, keep supplies safe and effective, and facilitate affordable access for even the hardest-to-reach families.
Vaccine delivery is just one aspect of our work in this field. UNICEF also invests in community health systems to improve supply chains, data systems and disease surveillance – helping more children receive the protection they need.
Vaccinating every child also means investing in new approaches with the promise of ensuring sustainable, equitable funding and a pipeline of game-changing vaccines and cutting-edge technologies.
