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Gates Foundation Commits $1.6B to Gavi Vaccine Alliance
The Gates Foundation pledges $1.6B over 5 years to Gavi to save children from preventable diseases. Bill Gates warns of rising child deaths due to foreign aid cuts.
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by News Desk
2025-06-24
Gates Foundation Commits $1.6B to Gavi Vaccine Alliance

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced on Tuesday a major new commitment of $1.6 billion over the next five years to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a public-private partnership dedicated to vaccinating the world’s poorest children against deadly, preventable diseases.

The announcement comes ahead of a key pledging conference in Brussels co-hosted by the European Union and the Gates Foundation, where Gavi aims to raise $9 billion for its 2026–2030 operations.

Bill Gates, co-chair of the foundation, warned in a statement that the number of child deaths is likely to rise globally this year due to severe foreign aid cutbacks, notably from major donors like the United States.

“The legacy of our generation cannot be that we looked away as millions of poor children died of preventable causes,” said Gates.
“The world now has affordable, effective, proven tools that save lives. Wealthy nations should fully fund Gavi and the Global Fund.”

Gavi CEO Sania Nishtar has previously cautioned that losing U.S. funding—about $300 million annually—could result in up to 1.2 million additional deaths over the next five years.

The Trump administration has signaled plans to reduce funding for Gavi, which would leave a significant gap in the alliance’s efforts to provide vaccines for diseases such as measles, diphtheria, and hepatitis in low-income countries.

Since its founding in 2000, Gavi has helped immunize over 1 billion children, preventing more than 17 million deaths worldwide.

The upcoming pledging event is seen as a critical test of the international community’s willingness to uphold its commitments to global health equity, especially in the wake of growing geopolitical tensions and competing financial priorities.

Experts and health advocates say Gavi’s model of leveraging both public and private sector support remains one of the most cost-effective and impactful approaches to global health.

 
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