Health and Prosperity through Immunisation in Brussels, world leaders pledged support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, leading to a total of more than EUR 7.7 billion secured against a targeted EUR 10.2 billion budget for its next five-year strategic period from 2026 to 2030 (Gavi 6.0). Additional donor commitments are expected in the coming months.
The Summit also resulted in EUR 3.8 billion in complementary financing unlocked from development finance institutions, up to EUR 170.6 million in cost savings for Gavi-supported programmes announced by vaccine manufacturers – alongside other innovation and supply commitments that will further boost equitable access to critical vaccines, and a range of private sector partnerships aimed at transforming immunisation systems in lower income countries – including a EUR 34.1 million anchor commitment towards a new Innovation Scale-Up Fund.
Today's commitments bring Gavi a major step closer to securing the resources it needs for Gavi 6.0, in which it hopes to protect 500 million children from preventable disease, averting between 8-9 million future deaths, protecting the world from deadly outbreaks of diseases such as cholera, mpox and Ebola through its vaccine stockpiles and unlocking EUR 85.3 billion in economic benefits for countries.
The Summit, co-hosted by the European Union, Gates Foundation, and Gavi, in partnership with Global Citizen, was attended by representatives of 55 donor and implementing countries – including 10 heads of state and government and 24 ministers – as well as leaders from multilateral institutions, civil society, private sector and vaccine industry. Co-hosts the European Union and the Gates Foundation reaffirmed their leadership in global health by making strong commitments to Gavi. The Gates Foundation announced a commitment of EUR 1.4 billion, underscoring its enduring partnership in Gavi's efforts to ensure child survival. The European Commission pledged EUR 360 million, as part of a total pledge of more than EUR 2 billion from Team Europe – which includes the EU and its Member States – collectively the largest donor to Gavi. At the Summit, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced an extension of its EUR 1 billion liquidity facility that can be accessed by any donor to facilitate their pledge, while Team Europe has already pledged nearly EUR 800 million for Gavi's African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) to support local vaccine manufacturing.
Record number of donors
In addition to the co-hosts, the Summit saw a record number of new donors step forward to support Gavi's next strategic cycle (2026-2030). With some of Gavi's existing donors unable to announce commitments due to a need to align pledging with their own domestic budgetary cycles, this broad base of support will provide critical momentum for Gavi as it continues to mobilise resources in pursuit of its EUR 10.2 billion fundraising target.
With Gavi's implementing countries expected to invest a record EUR 3.4 billion towards their immunisation programmes over the coming five years, the Summit had strong representation from leaders pledging support and political commitment towards Gavi's model of sustainable co-financing and secure supply through a diversified manufacturing base, including increased manufacturing capacity in Africa. The Summit also saw enthusiastic engagement in discussions on reform of the global health architecture. Gavi, which is implementing its own transformative reform programme called the Gavi Leap, has offered to play a lead role in shaping a dialogue on how to evolve the current landscape so that it better serves countries, and to take proactive steps in forging closer collaboration with its partner agencies.
Call to action
Leaders from all co-hosts of the Summit urged existing donors unable to pledge today as well as potential new donors to step forward to help Gavi reach its target of EUR 10.2 billion. Failure to fully fund Gavi will have significant consequences on the health and well-being of children in lower-income countries, as well as on global health security.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission said: "Investing in health is investing in our shared future. Our work with Gavi saves lives. For over 20 years, we have stood side by side, with the European Union contributing over EUR 3.2 billion to vaccinate more than 1 billion children against deadly diseases. But millions still need this vital protection. Today, Team Europe is pledging more than EUR 2 billion. The EU remains committed to this mission so that children across the world are safer, healthier and stronger. This is global solidarity in action."
