Lives on the Line: Gavi’s 6.0 Strategy Faces Funding Uncertainty
Without Sustained Funding From the U.S., 75 Million Children May Go Unvaccinated in the Next Five Years.
The New York Times reported in March that the U.S. planned to halt funding for select foreign programmes - including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The consequences could be dire, as many as 75 million children could miss vaccinations over the next five years, along with 1.2 million deaths from preventable diseases. It is part of a broader “America First” agenda that includes winding down USAID and withdrawing from the WHO.
2025-06-17