The GAVI Alliance held its “first replenishment meeting” in New York last week “to agree on how to fund programmes to avert an estimated 4.2 million future deaths through immunisation.” GAVI said the meeting was intended to “…set the stage for a pledging conference in 2011” in the context of efforts to raise US$4.3 billion to scale-up its immunisation programmes in developing countries between 2010 and 2015.”  GAVI did not release a summary of meeting actions but issued media releases on a commitment by Canada of $50 million over five years, and a new pledge by Australia of A$60 million (US$58 million) over three years, doubling the country’s previous commitment.

Media Releases at: http://www.gavialliance.org/media_centre/press_releases/index.php