August 22, 2017
The Australian Government will provide $2 million to support the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a new international initiative addressing critical research and development gaps for pandemic preparedness and global health security.
CEPI aims to stimulate, finance and coordinate vaccine development to prevent and contain infectious disease epidemics, especially in cases where market incentives alone do not achieve this outcome.
An Australian contribution to CEPI will aid the development of vaccines against existing and emerging infectious diseases with epidemic potential.