COVID-19

UNICEF's Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator Supplies Financing Facility (ACT-A SFF) is a UNICEF-housed fund dedicated to supporting low- and middle-income countries through access to access key COVID-19 supplies via the organization’s Procurement Services. Find below a geographic overview, overall funding status, and quarterly public reports…, Quarterly reports, To learn more about ACT-A SFF or UNICEF's ongoing global response to COVID-19:

Contributions received by the facility, supply transactions and country-level list of supplies financed with contributions to the ACT-A SFF as of 1 January 2024.

Data shows the awarded price per dose (in US$) per product per supplier per year.   Find UNICEF vaccines pricing data prices of other vaccines procured by UNICEF .

Contributions received by the facility, supply transactions and country-level list of supplies financed with contributions to the ACT-A SFF as of 31 December 2023.

A COVID-19 coronavirus test kit, during a press conference at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Taipei on April 8, 2020. New molecular tests for COVID-19 diagnosis have been added to UNICEF diagnostics portfolio and are now available for UNICEF programme countries and procurement services partners in addition to automated real-time PCR…

COVAX will close 31 December 2023 having delivered nearly  2 billion  doses of vaccines to 146 economies, and  averted an estimated 2.7 million deaths  in AMC lower-income participating economies. COVAX’s end-to-end efforts helped lower-income economies achieve two-dose coverage of 57 per cent, compared to the global average of 67 per cent. Low-…

Contributions received by the facility, supply transactions and country-level list of supplies financed with contributions to the ACT-A SFF as of 1 July 2023.

Contributions received by the facility, supply transactions and country-level list of supplies financed with contributions to the ACT-A SFF as of 30 June 2023.

GENEVA/NEW YORK, 18 July 2023 – Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up efforts to address the historic backsliding in immunization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, in 2022, 20.5…

Contributions received by the facility, supply transactions and country-level list of supplies financed with contributions to the ACT-A SFF as of 31 March 2023.

Contributions received by the facility, supply transactions and country-level list of supplies financed with contributions to the ACT-A SFF as of 31 December 2022.

The largest vaccine supply operation ever began in February 2021 – and UNICEF is leading it on behalf of  COVAX . Our goal is to ensure that all countries and territories participating in COVAX have equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. As of 15 November 2022, COVAX has delivered 1.8 billion vaccines to 146 countries.  , How?, Through COVAX – led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance , WHO and CEPI – UNICEF is working with manufacturers and partners on the procurement of COVID-19 vaccine doses, as well as freight, logistics, storage and rollout in countries. In collaboration with the PAHO Revolving Fund, we are leading the procurement and delivery for low and middle-income…, When did COVAX begin?, UNICEF has been organizing the international transport of COVID-19 vaccines for COVAX since February 2021. COVAX continues to deliver vaccines to countries and territories around the world, with the aim of protecting frontline health care and social workers, as well as high-risk and vulnerable groups. You can find out more about upcoming…, Why UNICEF?, As the largest single vaccine buyer in the world, UNICEF has a unique and longstanding expertise in procurement and logistics to help children in need.  UNICEF procures more than 2 billion doses of vaccines annually for routine immunization and outbreak response on behalf of nearly 100 countries. We are the main procurement partner of Gavi, the…, COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, Up-to-date information on the distribution and market developments of COVID-19 vaccines. Screenshot of UNICEF's COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard Screenshot taken on 15 November 2022., Latest updates and stories, Featured video, Thank you to our high value private sector partners and public partners for the important role they played in UNICEF’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic., Meet our experts, We are working to make COVID-19 vaccines available for delivery. Meet some of the people who are behind this gigantic and complex operation., To understand the historic task of procuring and delivering COVID-19 vaccines, COVAX and partners logos