International coordinating group on vaccine provision for cholera: report of the annual meeting, 21 September 2021

Overview

The International Coordinating Group (ICG) on vaccine provision has existed since 1997, after a large-scale epidemic of meningitis in West Africa. Since then, stockpiles have been established of vaccines for meningitis, cholera, yellow fever (YF) and, most recently, Ebola virus disease. The ICG consist of representatives of the four founding agencies: the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and WHO. They consult with many partners, including technical experts and vaccine suppliers. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is the principal funder of the oral cholera vaccine (OCV) stockpile.