Trump cuts WHO off from Gavi vaccine alliance funding
Summary
The United States has released $600 million to the global vaccine alliance Gavi but has stopped funding the World Health Organization (WHO) through Gavi. This move follows President Trump’s orders to reform Gavi before the US restores support and includes the US withdrawing from the WHO and suspending funding.Key Facts
- The US gave $600 million to Gavi, a group that helps provide vaccines worldwide.
- The US will no longer give money to the WHO via Gavi, following President Trump’s instructions.
- President Trump ordered Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to work on reforms with Gavi.
- Gavi agreed to work on replacing vaccines that contain mercury with safer options.
- In 2020, President Trump paused US funding to the WHO over concerns about its handling of COVID-19 and alleged promotion of incorrect information from China.
- President Biden restored US funding to the WHO in 2021, but President Trump suspended it again on the first day of his second term in 2025.
- The WHO’s budget is about $3.4 billion, which is less than half of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s budget.
- The WHO focuses on fighting diseases like polio, HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and it helps during health crises in conflict areas.
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