Contact:
Sara Viglione
Center for Global Development
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In response to the Trump administration's decision to cut funding to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Janeen Madan Keller, Policy Fellow and Deputy Director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development, comments:
“The Trump administration’s decision to terminate US funding for Gavi is alarming and unprecedented. The US has historically been one of Gavi’s biggest donors and I hope that longstanding champions on Capitol Hill will urge the administration to reverse course.
“Gavi is one of the most impactful global health initiatives. We know that vaccinating children is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve health and save lives—which is exactly why Gavi has enjoyed bipartisan support to date.
“This latest move will turn back years of hard-won progress and stymie Gavi’s efforts to stop the spread of infectious disease outbreaks before they reach the US border. The timing of the cut could also thwart Gavi’s efforts to roll out new malaria vaccines that could play a transformational role in the fight against one of the world’s deadliest diseases.”
