Saving Lives and Livelihoods

A bold partnership with Africa CDC to strengthen African public health systems.

Edwin Ndeke bagging up food at a market. Dr. Robert Langat at the KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi. Two children wearing face masks in Kenya in 2020.

Saving Lives and Livelihoods is ensuring vaccine equity for Africa for more than 65 million people, supporting the delivery of vaccinations to millions more, and integrating into and supporting the delivery of routine immunization.

The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative assures the continent's long-term health security by developing the workforce for vaccine manufacturing in Africa and strengthening Africa CDC. This partnership is an enabler of and a contributor to the Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy, which seeks to enable 30 million young people, particularly young women, to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030.

Dr. Maryanne Wanjiru standing in the KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi.
Dr. Maryanne Wanjiru – KAVI Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi

  • 53%

    Africa CDC Saving Lives and Livelihoods contributed to the full vaccination of 53% of the target population in Africa

  • 35M

    Over 35 million doses of vaccines administered

  • 23,000

    Created access to 23,000 jobs in 25 member states (25% are young people and 55% are women)

  • 38,000

    Trained and deployed 38,000 health workers

  • 25

    Program implementation in 25 member states

  • 15

    Established data sharing agreements with member states and developed DHIS2 cloud data system

Video: Saving Lives and Livelihoods in Tanzania

Status

active

Period

2021–2024

Countries

Ethiopia WAEMU Sierra Leone South Sudan Kenya Cameroon Canada Pan-Africa Rwanda

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