Vaccine Confidence Fund (VCF)
Global Impact*, on behalf of Advancing Health Online (AHO), launched the Vaccine Confidence Fund, a pioneering global initiative that harnessed the power of digital health and social media to address vaccine hesitancy and drive measurable change. VCF I launched in 2022, followed by VCF II in 2024.
Published in 2025, the Vaccine Confidence Fund II Impact Report highlighted breakthrough results from 11 projects that combined digital innovation with community networks to strengthen vaccine confidence across nine countries.
The VACCINE CONFIDENCE FUND was managed by Global Impact and financially supported by Merck & Co. Inc., Rahway NJ, USA (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) (“MSD”) and other funders. MSD did not participate in any of the selection or management of grant recipients.
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About Global Impact
* Global Impact works on charitable ventures to inspire greater giving and serves as a trusted advisory, intermediary and implementing partner across the private, nonprofit and public sectors. Through these partnerships, Global Impact has raised nearly $2 billion for causes such as disaster relief and global development. Global Impact’s reach and services are complemented by the work of its subsidiary company, Geneva Global.
Building Confidence with VCF II
When it comes to vaccines, doubt spreads fast. So, confidence has to spread even faster. VCF II set out to answer if social media and technology can build real confidence in vaccinations.
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Advancing Health Online — a fiscally sponsored project of Global Impact — explores how digital tools can improve health and health system resilience of communities around the world.