Written question asked by Lord Sarwar (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2014. It was answered by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK is taking to encourage other donors to help GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance reach its replenishment target of $7.5 billion.

Answer: The UK is a strong supporter of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The International Development Secretary recently confirmed the UK commitment of up to £1 billion to Gavi for 2016 to 2020, two months ahead of the pledging conference, to encourage other donors to step up and support Gavi to save over 5 million lives. I am, along with Ministerial colleagues, actively approaching Ministers in other governments to encourage them to commit further funding to ensure the full $7.5 billion is achieved.

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