Zero-dose costing meeting

Overview & agenda

In April 2024, the Zero Dose Costing Working Group, key stakeholders working on or about to launch work on estimating the cost of reaching zero-dose children, came together in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss methods, approaches, and challenges. View the materials presented at the meeting below.

Day 1 presentations: Monday 29th April

Welcome and introductions

Heidi Reynolds, Gavi, and Tove Ryman, Gates Foundation

Assessment of EAF funding

Sarah Tougher, UNICEF

Costs of reaching zero-dose children – what is known and unknown

Logan Brenzel, independent consultant for the Gates Foundation

Portfolio analysis of zero-dose costing

Allison Portnoy, Boston University

Estimating the delivery cost of reaching Gavi’s 2030 target for Zero Dose Children

Emma Clarke-Deelder, Swiss Tropical And Public Health Institute

Day one wrap-up

Logan Brenzel

Day 2 presentations: Tuesday 30th April

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s work on zero-dose costing

Logan Brenzel, independent consultant to the Gates Foundation

Day two wrap-up

Laura Boonstoppel