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Blog Post
December 14, 2023
Harsh fiscal prospects and broader shifts in the health landscape are creating challenges for Gavi’s approach to country eligibility and transition. To date, Gavi’s income-based eligibility model has functioned well during periods of sustained growth in low- and middle-income countries and has helpe...
POLICY PAPERS
December 14, 2023
The prevailing fiscal outlook alongside broader shifts in the health landscape have important implications for countries’ eligibility for support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Current projections are similar to pre-COVID estimates, but the cohort of transitioning countries face more challenging ...
Blog Post
December 11, 2023
The World Bank offered up several new climate commitments at COP, including that 45 percent of its annual financing will be devoted to climate-related projects. The question is: what does “climate-related” mean? Will these funds really influence climate outcomes, or will they be the financial equiva...
Blog Post
December 06, 2023
As COP28 draws on, major multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have made flashy announcements about their desire to expand debt-for-nature swaps. About a year ago, we warned against overestimating the efficacy of such swaps in addressing both climate change...
CGD NOTES
December 06, 2023
This note argues that the United Kingdom (UK), working within old and new coalitions, should take a more strategic approach to the aims and funding of a leading cluster of major multilateral funding institutions. It sets out the UK’s role within multilaterals, the key reform issues and how to treat ...
Blog Post
December 04, 2023
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gavi faces an unprecedented situation. Billions of dollars that it raised back in 2022 for COVAX—the global effort to provide COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries—remain unspent. These resources are substantial, exceeding the entire annual budget of ...
Blog Post
December 01, 2023
When Gavi’s board meets in Accra, Ghana, next week, advancing discussions on a new five-year strategic period, known as “Gavi 6.0,” will be a top agenda item. But conversations about Gavi’s future direction are also taking place against the backdrop of a leadership transition and a rapidly changing ...
Blog Post
November 30, 2023
Ahmed Saeed of Allied Climate Partners and formerly the Asian Development Bank joins CGD’s Karen Mathiasen and Clemence Landers for a conversation on his organization's new approach to blended finance, how to bridge the private and public sectors more effectively, and how to balance climate mitigati...
Blog Post
November 29, 2023
Regulation plays a vital role in ensuring the quality, safety, and efficacy of vaccines—and a strong regulatory system is key to successfully expanding vaccine manufacturing. The Gavi Secretariat is currently fine-tuning the design of a new Advance Market Commitment (AMC)—a financial mechanism to su...