President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brussels, Belgium, as a outstanding advocate and ambassador for the GAVI Alliance’s essential vaccine replenishment efforts.
President Mahama wlill take part within the World Summit on Well being and Prosperity by Immunisation, co-hosted by the European Union, the Gates Basis, and the Vaccine
Alliance
The Summit goals to safe important assist for Gavi’s bold 2026-2030 technique.
This technique seeks to immunise an extra 500 million youngsters, save over 8 million lives, and shield towards as much as 150 illness outbreaks, delivering over $100 billion in financial
advantages.
President Mahama’s presence highlights the important position of worldwide cooperation in offering
truthful entry to vaccines, particularly in lower-income nations.
Having skilled the transformative impression of immunisation in Ghana and throughout Africa first-hand, President
Mahama has been devoted to advocating for a totally funded Gavi.
In 2013, he performed an identical position to assist the Alliance in its mission to avoid wasting youngsters’s lives and shield well being by rising immunisation
President Mahama believes {that a} totally funded Gavi will save tens of millions of lives, unlock important financial potential, and strengthen international well being safety
The World Summit gives a important alternative to garner renewed dedication from conventional and newer donors, highlighting the confirmed effectiveness and worth of Gavi’s
partnerships with governments, worldwide organisations, civil society, communities, and
business leaders.
Since 2000, Gavi has reached over a billion youngsters with life-saving vaccines, stopping greater than 18.8 million deaths and producing over $250 billion in financial advantages for
lower-income economies.
Whereas in Brussels, President Mahama can even maintain discussions with many leaders, together with the President of the EU Council of Ministers and Invoice Gates.
