Global health

Gavi pledges fall short by USD 2.5 billion

The replenishment of the vaccine alliance Gavi fell short of its USD 9 billion target at an event hosted in Brussels this week by the European Union and the Gates Foundation.

News June 26, 2025

Norway puts brakes on Gavi pledge, old promises strain the budget

Norway, a key donor to the vaccine alliance Gavi, announces a reduction in its support for the next five...

News June 24, 2025

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

The CEO of Gavi Sania Nishtar navigates a fine line as she gears up for the vaccine agency’s sixth replenishment...

News June 23, 2025

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High-level power play ahead of Gavi’s replenishment

At a time when aid budgets are being slashed across the board, the Vaccine Alliance Gavi - the financial...

News May 29, 2025

Gavi’s dwindling path to USD 9 billion, by the numbers

Three governments and the Gates Foundation account for 65 per cent of the USD 30 billion provided to...

News March 30, 2025

Modest results from WHO’s first-ever Gavi-style replenishment

While the World Health Organisation is billing its first-ever replenishment round as a success, the numbers...

News November 26, 2024

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UNFPA braces for Trump II, scant hope for increased European funding this time

Europe - led by Nordic donors - increased support for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) by 20 per cent to...

News November 19, 2024

Soul searching at the World Bank about how to finance response to the next pandemic

During the covid pandemic, the World Bank, bound by its country-based model, was unable to put its considerable...

News October 24, 2024

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

To secure a record-high budget for the next five years, the vaccine alliance Gavi needs USD 9 billion...

News October 18, 2024

In the absence of the World Bank, Gavi and DFIs create day zero pandemic fund

The World Bank has been singled out as the obvious place to house a day zero financing facility for a...

News September 05, 2024

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