CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Three-quarters (76%) of Gavi’s funding comes from direct donations provided by donor governments and private organizations and individuals. The top three government donors were the United Kingdom, the U.S., and Norway, while the largest private donor (and largest donor overall) was the Gates Foundation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Background: The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) was created in 1999 to enable even the poorest countries to provide vaccines to all children. We aimed to assess the effect of GAVI on combined diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine (DTP3) coverage.

Detailed explanation-3: -About our Alliance As part of its mission to save lives and protect people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines, Gavi has helped vaccinate more than 981 million children in the world’s poorest countries, preventing more than 16.2 million future deaths.

Detailed explanation-4: -Narendra Modi serving as the 14th and current prime minister of India since 2014.