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Gavi vaccine summit seeks a shot in the arm

A pledging conference in Brussels will test rich countries’ willingness to plug the gaps left after the USAID shut down

Public health systems in Africa and Asia could face more pressure on their budgets on 25 June when Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, holds its five-year donor pledging summit in Brussels. Governments across Africa have been searching for alternative funding for critical health programmes after the shuttering of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in February.

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