Immunization Data from WHO and UNICEF
Each year UNICEF and the WHO release updated data on childhood immunization coverage. The data released in July 2024 reveals that 2.7 million more children missed out on life-saving vaccines in 2023 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. More than half of unvaccinated children live in 31 countries with...
The Global Fund and Faith-based Organizations
The Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, TB and Malaria released this issue brief exploring the significant impact of faith-based organizations as partners in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. As of March 2024, the Global Fund awarded over $3.6 billion to faith-based organizations worldwide, recognizing...
Net Finance Flows to Developing Countries
Analysis by The ONE Campaign shows that global net financial transfers to developing countries have fallen to their lowest level since the Global Financial Crisis. This means that debt service repayments to official and private lenders have surpassed external inflows to governments (including new lending and official development...
Ensuring the Delivery of Essential Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Infection Prevention and Control Readiness Response in Five Countries
COVID-19 significantly disrupted health systems, creating a need to assess both assets and gaps to prioritize immediate infection prevention risks and the needs of health care facilities. Developed by MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, this report details the project’s implementation of an infection prevention and control (IPC) COVID-19...