“Vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives over the past five decades,“ WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. “Funding cuts to global health have put these hard-won gains in jeopardy.”
Measles, for example, is making an “especially dangerous comeback,“ with cases rising every year since 2021 and reaching an estimated 10.3 million in 2023, which is a 20 percent increase since 2022.
In the past 12 months, 138 countries have reported measles cases, with 61 experiencing large or disruptive outbreaks -- the highest number observed in any 12-month period since 2019, according to the statement.
Cases of meningitis and yellow fever have also increased significantly in Africa in 2024, it said.
Meanwhile, funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children and adults at risk, the groups said, without explicitly mentioning a drastic reduction in US humanitarian aid under President Donald Trump.
Even as countries attempt to catch up on their immunization backlogs following the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of children missing routine vaccinations has continued to rise.
In this context, Gavi is calling for at least $9 billion in funding ahead of its June 25 pledging summit “to protect 500 million children, saving at least 8 million lives from 2026-2030.”
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