Friend,

The US government's decision to end support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, puts millions of children's lives at risk. 75 million children could be denied vaccines in the next five years.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) does not receive funding from the US government or Gavi, but more than half of the vaccines used in our projects are procured through Gavi. The consequences of this decision will be devastating for children around the globe.

Children around the world now have even fewer options for medical care than they did before. Make a gift today to help us keep children and families healthy around the world as they face conflict, natural disasters, and other crises. 
 

For more than 50 years, MSF has been vaccinating children and people in hard-to-reach places. Our teams have treated children in war zones, refugee camps, and rural areas cut off from health care.

When it comes to providing people with the medical treatment they need, adequate funding is vital to reach as many people as possible. Since Gavi was established in 2000, it is estimated to have saved the lives of 17 million children.  

“When we vaccinate in the community, parents line up for hours to give their children a chance to be protected from these deadly diseases,” said Mihir Mankad, MSF’s global health advocacy and policy director in the US. “For these children, vaccination programs such as those supported through Gavi are a matter of life and death.”

MSF is only able to provide independent and impartial medical care because of the generous support from our generous donor community.

As needs grow in many of the areas that will be impacted by these cuts, your gift today can help us continue providing medical care to children and families around the world.
 

Thank you for showing up for families and supporting independent care for those who need it. 

Sincerely, 

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières USA