Until a few months ago, about 13% of Gavi’s funding came from the United States. According to admin officials, this funding commitment was rescinded over concerns about Gavi’s approach to vaccine safety and marketing during COVID-19. I don’t attribute much value to the stated reasoning, as it was already expected to be among cuts to US foreign aid around the time the Trump administration took office.
~$300m/year is a big hole to fill in order to maintain existing operations, and there wasn’t much time to evaluate it as a private giving opportunity. Some EA-aligned policy people were able to build bipartisan support while advocating for renewing federal funding to Gavi, but I am not sure where that effort currently stands.
Until a few months ago, about 13% of Gavi’s funding came from the United States. According to admin officials, this funding commitment was rescinded over concerns about Gavi’s approach to vaccine safety and marketing during COVID-19. I don’t attribute much value to the stated reasoning, as it was already expected to be among cuts to US foreign aid around the time the Trump administration took office.
~$300m/year is a big hole to fill in order to maintain existing operations, and there wasn’t much time to evaluate it as a private giving opportunity. Some EA-aligned policy people were able to build bipartisan support while advocating for renewing federal funding to Gavi, but I am not sure where that effort currently stands.