UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

$30,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.72 for every person in Canada ≈ 388 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Recipient country
United States
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
April 25, 2018 – December 31, 2020
Reference
dfatd-maecd:064-2018-2019-Q1-00002

Published purpose

This project supports the implementation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)’s Endgame Strategic Plan, which provides a global roadmap to eradicate polio by 2020. Project activities include: (1) working with targeted governments to strengthen oral polio vaccine campaign safety and quality and introduce inactivated polio vaccine into routine immunization systems; (2) providing technical assistance to front-line workers to increase immunization coverage; and (3) working with governments to transition polio assets and infrastructure to broader health goals and national health systems. The GPEI is a partnership between UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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This project supports the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, helping governments strengthen vaccination campaigns, increase immunization coverage, and transition polio assets to broader health systems.

Category: Health Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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