Latest Press Releases
Japanese Investors Welcome the Launch of IFFIm’s
Debut “Vaccine Bonds”
4 March 2008
Japanese investors enthusiastically welcomed
the launch of the debut offering in the Japanese market of the International
Finance Facility for Immunisation Company (“IFFIm”),
a ZAR 1.7 billion (USD equivalent 223 million) two year uridashi
issue. The funds raised by the issue will be used by the GAVI Alliance
for health and immunisation programmes in 70 of the poorest countries
around the world to save millions of lives. [English]
“Vaccine bonds” offered in Japan
will help save children’s lives in the developing world.
27 February 2008
A "vaccine bond" expected to be offered
in Japan next month aims to accelerate efforts to immunise children
in the world’s poorest countries against deadly diseases,
the first initiative of its kind in Japan to use the capital markets
to raise funds for a specific development purpose. [English]
Vaccine Bonds to speed up access to life saving
vaccines in the poorest countries around the world.
29 January 2008
FIRST YEAR RESULTS: IFFIm provides US$1 billion
to prevent disease. Children’s rights campaigner Graça
Machel and the GAVI Alliance celebrate the results of IFFIm support.
28 November 2007
Nearly US$ 1 billion is being injected into
life-saving vaccines and health services in developing countries
as a result of the bond issuance by the International Finance Facility
for Immunisation (IFFIm) one year ago this month – the first
such bond issuance with its proceeds provided to countries as grants
for a specific development purpose. [English]
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Bond investors speed up access to life saving
vaccines. Backed by six European nations, US$1 billion inaugural
bond launch responds to yellow fever threat.
31 May 2007
News clips
Child Immunization: Accelerating Equitable Access
Through Innovative Financing
Global Forum Update on Research for Health Volume
4, April 2008
[English]Gabon: Santé / Vaccinations: premier
bilan positif pour l’IFFIM
GABONEWS, January 30, 2008
[Français]Success in efforts to increase vaccination
of children in developing countries
NORWAY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, November
30 2007
[English]Vaccine Alliance raises US$ 1 billion on bond
markets for vaccines
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, November 28 2007
[English]GAVI’s approach is the way ahead –
Brown at the UN
BBC News, 31 July 2007
In his first UN address as British prime minister, Gordon Brown says
that the International Financial Facility for Immunisation is a model
for what can be achieved in public-private cooperation across health,
education, and infrastructure. [English]