Scientists criticise cut in UK funding for global vaccination group | Vaccines and immunisation
By: Peter Walker Senior political correspondent | Published: 2025-06-25 18:00:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
The UK has cut its funding to a leading global vaccination group by a quarter, a move that experts say will directly lead to the avoidable deaths of many thousands of children in developing countries.
The Foreign Office billed the £1.25bn commitment over five years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) as a major boost to the group’s work as well as to the UK’s status as a developer of vaccines. A series of aid agencies praised the decision.
It is a larger sum than had been feared by many in the aid world after the decision by UK government to cut its foreign aid commitment from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%, which will then fall to 0.3% in 2027.
However, the amount for 2026-29 is 24% lower than the £1.65bn pledged by Boris Johnson for 2021-25 to the…
