A Chance to Reach Every Child: How full funding for Gavi can ensure immunisation for all

The world has made astounding progress towards ending child deaths, which have fallen from 12.7 million in 1990 to 6.3 million in 2013. 2015 isn’t just a year; it’s a unique opportunity to change the future for children. As we discuss the next development framework for the post-2015 world, our ambition is to be the generation that can end all preventable child deaths.

Vaccination is one of the most successful public health interventions ever and has played a critical role in reducing global child mortality and accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is a global health partnership that aims to increase access to immunisation in poor countries. With support from donor governments, international organisations and private sector partners, Gavi has helped more than 70 of the world’s poorest countries to immunise 440 million children since 2000, preventing 6 million deaths.

Save the Children calls on donors to meet the ambition to end all preventable child deaths by fully-funding Gavi by 27 January 2015 with US$7.5 billion to implement its next strategic period.