Global Vaccine Summit

On 4 June 2020, the UK was proud to host the Global Vaccine Summit, bringing together leaders from governments, foundations, the private sector and civil society.

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On 4 June, the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, hosted the Global Vaccine Summit, bringing together leaders from around the world at a virtual event to pledge their support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

The summit raised US$8.8 billion in pledges from from 62 donor governments and 12 foundations, corporations and organisations - far exceeding the target of US$ 7.4 billion.

This will help Gavi protect a further 300 million more children against infectious diseases like measles, typhoid and polio and save up to 8 million lives over the next five years.

The summit also launched a new Gavi fund – the Covax Advance Market Commitment (AMC) - to accelerate access to coronavirus vaccines in the poorest countries. The fund has an initial target of securing $2 billion and donors have already pledged $567 million, including a commitment of $60 million from the UK.

As hosts, the UK is continuing its global leadership on tackling preventable deaths and stopping the spread of coronavirus.

The UK is proud to be Gavi’s leading donor. In April 2020, the International Development Secretary pledged the equivalent of £330 million a year over the next five years from the UK aid budget to protect 75 million children from preventable diseases.

Read the Prime Minister’s closing remarks at the end of the summit here.

See the full Gavi press release here.