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04 April 2016
Norway strengthens commitment to immunisation in developing countries
Increased funding will help immunise 300 million more children in the world’s poorest countries by 2020
Oslo, 7 April 2016 – Børge Brende, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, today signed an agreement that will see Norway commit NOK 6.25 billion (US$ 850 million) to support the immunisation of children living in the world’s poorest countries between 2016 and 2020.

This renewed commitment – first announced by Prime Minister Erna Solberg in January 2015 at the Gavi replenishment conference in Berlin – represents a 50% increase in the country’s direct support for Gavi in the 2011-2015 period, underlining Norway’s strong commitment to childhood immunisation. The funds will help Gavi support developing countries to immunise more than 300 million children by 2020, helping save five to six million lives…