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First GAVI-funded vaccines delivered to Africa — enabled by Gates Foundation supply chain investment
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Following GAVI's first grant approvals, the first GAVI-funded vaccines were delivered to African countries, made possible by cold-chain and supply infrastructure that Gates Foundation funding had helped build. The milestone translated philanthropic commitments into actual immunization coverage, reaching children in communities previously excluded from global vaccination programs due to cost and distribution barriers. The infrastructure built in this period later served as a backbone for COVID-19 vaccine rollout across the continent.
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