Gavi asks donors to transfer remaining billions in unspent covid money to its next funding period

News October 18, 2024 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

To secure a record-high budget for the next five years, the vaccine alliance Gavi needs USD 9 billion in fresh funds, and at the same time, it is seeking permission from donors to repurpose billions of dollars that were originally earmarked for COVID-19. “Country by country, negotiations are underway,” says Gavi’s CEO Sania Nishtar.

Sania Nishtar in Oslo october 16 2024.jpg — Gavi CEO Sania Nishtar at Norad (Photo: Aase Marie Lund Evensen / Norad)

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Gavi asks donors to transfer remaining billions in unspent covid money to its next funding period

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