The Diplomat
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, participated this Wednesday in the Global Summit for the Future, organized by GAVI (the Vaccine Alliance) together with the European Union and the Gates Foundation, where he announced that Spain will increase its contribution to this organization “up to €130 million for the period 2026-2030.”
The Summit took place in Brussels, within the framework of a replenishment conference that aims to raise €9 billion for this initiative, which has already helped vaccinate more than one billion children around the world, especially in developing countries, against deadly and debilitating infectious diseases.
Among those attending the Summit were the President of the European Council, António Costa; the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen; the president of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calviño; the president of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates; and leaders from several European countries and other continents.
“Our commitment to the multilateral system and, in particular, to the global health system is absolute,” declared Pedro Sánchez during his speech. “Spain is willing to take a step forward, precisely now, when others hesitate, doubt, or retreat,” he continued.
“We are going to renew and redouble investment in health, and particularly in prevention and immunization,” added the president of the government, who announced, in this regard, that Spain will increase its contribution to GAVI to “30% more than in the previous period, up to €130 million for the period 2026-2030.”