Overview
To boost vaccination rates and improve global health equity, we’re working with in-country partners to gain knowledge, share insights, and create more demand for vaccines in communities with low vaccination rates.
Why it matters
Through community listening and local trusted messengers, we aim to address the factors driving lower vaccination rates to accelerate an equitable pandemic response and strengthen health systems.
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people worldwide have received a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine
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of people in high-income countries received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of November 2023
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of people in low-income countries received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of November 2023
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Report
The Path Forward: A Post-Omicron Strategy for the Global Covid-19 Response
Covid GAP urges the world’s response to the pandemic to shift from emergency crisis management to a sustainable control strategy. This strategy should help to build resilient health systems with capabilities to address potential future Covid-19 outbreaks and other public health threats.
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VAN Retrospective Report: Peer Learning for Action on Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake
The Vaccination Action Network (VAN) is a locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative designed to improve health systems across sub-Saharan Africa while scaling demand for Covid-19 vaccines. With support from The Rockefeller Foundation, Amref Health Africa, Sabin Vaccine Institute, and Dalberg, VAN has supported decisionmakers in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to identify Covid-19 vaccine demand challenges and co-create action projects that address them.
Impact Stories
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An integrated healthcare network underpinned with intercultural communication and centering the rights of Indigenous peoples is saving lives in the Amazon.
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“We didn’t want our program to be designed only by people who drive cars or sit behind computers. We wanted to speak to lived realities."
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In India, ARTPARK is breaking new ground in uniting with policy implementers to create an early warning system that allows public health officials to respond proactively to dengue outbreaks—and that’s just the beginning.
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