New Incentives

Would you like to help us celebrate a milestone year of achievements? 📢Please read our new 2024 Annual Report, then SHARE IT widely to get the word out about the work we do to incentivize routine childhood vaccinations and provide complementary interventions that reduce child…

In May, we enrolled our 5 millionth infant. Now, thanks to a new grant from GiveWell (and previously raised funds), we can encourage vaccinations for 5M more infants, reaching a total of 10M+ babies by March 2028. And we're not stopping at 10M. Stay tuned to learn more about our…

“Global health is not a peripheral issue. It is foundational to resilient economies, national security, and global stability” - Prof @muhammadpate outlines why investing in health sector development is “enlightened self-interest”: bit.ly/40jxeQ7 #FfD4

After an extensive assessment of the grants they directed to New Incentives since naming us a Top Charity in 2020, @GiveWell has concluded that they would "have made these grants again, knowing what we know now.” In a recent lookback analysis, GiveWell examined the impact of…

We're more than halfway through 2025, and we're so excited to have already enrolled 895,000 babies this year. From January through June, New Incentives field officers like Sanusi have provided 4.4 million cash incentives, which have encouraged the 14.9 million vaccinations that…

It's Staff Spotlight time again, and this month, we're featuring Gladys Muriithi, our Compliance Coordinator, who was nominated by Audits and Investigation Manager Tijjani Usman. Calling her a "true embodiment of integrity," he praised her leadership style, objectivity,…

A simple but powerful insight: free bed nets save more lives. When bed nets were distributed at no cost, uptake soared, and child mortality from malaria fell. @GiveWell and @AMFupdates have built on this evidence to shape large-scale delivery. As of 2024, AMF has distributed…

We recently met with state officials in #GombeState, #Nigeria to discuss the SARMAAN II project. Supported by @gatesfoundation, the project aims to reduce mortality rates for children aged 1−59 months from illnesses like #malaria and #pneumonia. #childsurvival #globalhealth

Polio in Africa has met its match: national laboratories that will power the continent’s final push toward eradication. Outgoing acting @WHOAFRO director @Chikwe_I shares a Nigerian perspective on what it will take to finish the job: bit.ly/4nKfbN4 via @SciDevNet

We recently did “lookbacks” to see how well 2 recent @GiveWell grants met our initial expectations. 1 went better than expected, 1 went worse. More on what we learned 🧵

📢 We've got great news! Thanks to a generous new grant of $19M+ from longtime funding partner @GiveWell (and previously raised funds), we're funded through March 2028! And GiveWell estimates that New Incentives' program is 11-44x as cost-effective as unconditional cash transfers…

In our June radio program on Arewa Radio 93.1 Kano, we hosted Mr. Mukhtar Rabiu Abubakar, Deputy Program Manager of the State Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Center (SERICC), alongside our State Field Manager, Abdulazeez Abdullahi. They discussed the critical…

Through rain, mud and floods, Nurse Janet goes house to house ensuring children do not miss out on the protection of childhood immunization. Kudos to Nurse Janet and all healthworkers at the frontline, protecting children's rights to good health. 💙

"Whenever I'm in this community and I see a nursing mother, I stop to ask her if she has visited the health centre to immunize her baby" Herd protection is important to prevent outbreak of childhood diseases. Immunization is free at primary healthcare centres. Visit one near you.

“Before the vaccine, many parents like me lived in fear. You can’t imagine losing your child; it’s a hurt that never goes away. But today, I don’t dread the dry season anymore.” Learn how meningitis vaccines have transformed health outcomes for children in Garkida in Nigeria’s…

"Honestly, the entry of New Incentives – All Babies Are Equal into Sokoto has been impactful. I would describe them as silent achievers." Dr. Bilyaminu Yari Sifawa, the Director of Disease Control and Immunization at the Sokoto State Primary Health Care Development Agency…

Last week, our team in Niger State, where we began operating our program in December 2024, supported the hosting of our quarterly Directors of Primary Health Care (DPHC) meeting with the Niger State Ministry for Primary Health Care team. The meeting brought together key players…

Cholera remains a threat to public health in Nigeria and is an indicator of inequity and lack of social development. Everything you need to know about #cholera, its symptoms and how to reduce your risk of infection ⬇️ #ViralFactsAfrica @viralfacts

This week, we visited Kebbi and Sokoto States with our partner @gavi to assess progress on immunization programmes. Through our partnership, we have achieved major milestones including providing the HPV and malaria vaccines and strengthening Primary Healthcare systems in Nigeria.

Gavi-funded vaccines have saved more than 18.8 million lives over the past 25 years. Here are 25 more facts and figures that celebrate Gavi's past achievements, and a look at what lies ahead.

𝗔 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. The @gatesfoundation has pledged $1.6 billion over the next five years to support @Gavi. This major commitment comes ahead of @Gavi's replenishment summit on June 25 in Brussels, co-hosted by the…