Our goal is to reduce the overall disease burden in Gavi-supported countries. Therefore we also monitor the proportion of countries with low prevalence of three vaccine-preventable diseases – measles, rotavirus diarrhoea and hepatitis B – as part of a “disease dashboard”.
Measles
What we measure: The percentage of Gavi-supported countries reporting fewer than five measles cases per million people annually.
Rotavirus
What we measure: The median proportion of acute gastroenteritis hospitalisations in children under one year in Gavi-supported countries testing positive for rotavirus.
Hepatitis B
What we measure: The percentage of Gavi-supported countries with low prevalence of hepatitis in children under five.
a To ensure that we do not double-count children who receive more than one vaccine, we only take into account the Gavi-supported vaccine with the highest coverage level in each country.