The Global Alliance for Vaccines GAVI is sounding the alarm over what it calls “donor fatigue.”

Traditional suppliers and sponsors, most notably the United States, are losing commitment to global health initiatives, former European Commission President and current GAVI head Jose Manuel Barroso said in an interview with Euronews. “There is indeed some concern in the development community about the way forward,” he said. - But I believe we will overcome these difficulties." 

According to Barroso, the solution to the problem lies in the plane of improving the efficiency of the alliance on the ground - minimizing intermediaries and a clear focus on the result.

At the end of June it became known that the U.S. will stop allocating funds to GAVI. Barroso emphasized that with America he was losing not only money, but also experience and the expertise of people. “We hope that their commitment to international development will remain,” he remarked.

Funding for the alliance is not guaranteed not only on the other side of the Atlantic. In Europe, growing demands for defense and security are creating competition for limited public funds. 

GAVI has been operating for 25 years, during which time it has helped immunize more than a billion children. It aims to reach another 500 million people by 2030.