Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in poor countries with vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance.

2/8/2022, 11:21 PM

This resolution supports the principles and goals of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), affirms U.S. support for the purchase of vaccines for developing countries through GAVI, and encourages continued collaboration with, and investment in, GAVI to introduce and sustain new and underused vaccines in immunization programs.

Congress
116
Number
HRES - 861
Introduced on
2020-02-21
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/21/2020
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Purpose and Summary

This resolution supports the principles and goals of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), affirms U.S. support for the purchase of vaccines for developing countries through GAVI, and encourages continued collaboration with, and investment in, GAVI to introduce and sustain new and underused vaccines in immunization programs.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedSupporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in poor countries with vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance.
Policy Areas
International Affairs
Potential Impact
Child health•
Foreign aid and international relief•
Health programs administration and funding•
Health promotion and preventive care•
Health technology, devices, supplies•
Immunology and vaccination•
International organizations and cooperation•
Multilateral development programs•
Public-private cooperation•
Sex and reproductive health•
Women's health•
World health

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/25/2020

This resolution supports the principles and goals of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), affirms U.S. support for the purchase of vaccines for developing countries through GAVI, and encourages continued collaboration with, a...

Latest Action4/3/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.