The GAVI Alliance said it received a US$1 million contribution from the Republic of Korea, “the first Asian donor to support the Geneva-based global health partnership whose work on immunisation has saved 5.4 million lives in the past 10 years.” GAVI CEO Julian Lob-Levyt said, “We are delighted that the Republic of Korea has chosen to become a donor to GAVI and look forward to deepening our relationship in the months and years ahead.” GAVI said the contribution was formally announced in New York on Wednesday at the UN summit on accelerating progress to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Dr Lob-Levyt “signed a two-page ‘contribution arrangement’ on the sidelines of the UN summit with Sul Kyung-hoon, Director-General for Development Cooperation at the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,” GAVI noted.

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