GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance

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Gavi, the international vaccine alliance, is trying to convince President Donald Trump’s administration to maintain vital funding for the body by arguing that a donation would boost the US vaccine industry.

About GAVI the Vaccine Alliance

• It is an independent public-private partnership that was created in 2000 to improve access to new and underused vaccines for childrenliving in the world’s poorest countries. 
• Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Gavi brings together public and private sectors with the shared goal of creating equal access to vaccines for children, wherever they live.
• It brings together developing country and donor governments, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank, the vaccine industry, research and technical agencies, civil society organizations, and private philanthropists.
• Gavi’s main activities include supporting low- and middle-income countries’ access to new and underused vaccines for vulnerable children through financial support, technical expertise, and market-shaping efforts, such as negotiating with manufacturers, to help lower the cost of procuring vaccines. 
• By bringing the key stakeholders in global immunisation together around one mission, Gavi combines the technical expertise of the development community with the business know-how of the private sector.
• Since its beginnings, Gavi has vaccinated more than 1.1 billion children and saved an estimated 18.8 million lives (2023 figures).
• Gavi was one of the organizations leading COVAX, a multilateral effort that supported the equitable development, procurement, and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines globally that began in 2020 and ended in 2023.

GAVI the Vaccine Alliance FAQs

Q1. Where is Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance located?

Ans. Geneva, Switzerland

Q2. Is Gavi part of Unicef?

Ans. UNICEF is a founding partner of the Gavi Alliance, one of four permanent Gavi board members, and a strategic partner within the Alliance.

Q3. Who is Gavi funded by?

Ans. As a public-private partnership, Gavi is funded by governments, foundations, institutions, organisations, corporations and private individuals.

Source: FT