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Africa: World Leaders Recommit to Immunisation Amid Global Funding Shortfall
- World leaders pledged more than US$9 billion on June 26, 2025, at the Gavi Global Summit in Brussels to fund immunization from 2026 to 2030.
- This commitment follows growing challenges including aid cuts and the need for innovative financing to close a $11.9 billion funding gap for Gavi’s next strategic period.
- The summit involved diverse partners such as governments, the vaccine industry, and philanthropic foundations supporting vaccine access, local manufacturing, and innovations like drone delivery.
- Key data includes Team Europe's pledge of over EUR 2 billion, a US$1.6 billion commitment from the Gates Foundation, and the UK’s leading donation of $1.7 billion.
- These efforts aim to immunize 500 million children, prevent millions of deaths, strengthen global health security, promote vaccine sovereignty in Africa, and sustain equitable vaccine access.
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