Africa: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pledges $1.6 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to Protect the Next Generation With Lifesaving Vaccines

[Gates Foundation] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a five-year, US$1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver lifesaving vaccines to the world's poorest countries. The commitment was announced at the Global Vaccine Summit 2020, hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom.