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Sania Nishtar, head of Gavi, straddles two eras in global health

News June 23, 2025 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

The CEO of Gavi Sania Nishtar navigates a fine line as she gears up for the vaccine agency’s sixth replenishment this week. She will ask donors for USD 9 billion to finance Gavi’s largest-ever budget, while at the same time starting the discussion about setting an end date for the organisation.

Sania Nishtar CAR copy.jpg — Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, on a visit to an immunisation session in Central African Republic in April 2024. (Photo by Pascal Barollier / Gavi)

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Sania Nishtar, head of Gavi, straddles two eras in global health

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