US EditionGlobal leaders commit $1.9 billion to eradicate polio amid funding cuts
The $1.9 billion pledge aims to protect 370 million children annually and reduce a $1.7 billion funding gap amid a 30% budget cut projected for 2026, WHO said.
- On Dec 8, 2025, global leaders pledged US$1.9 billion in Abu Dhabi to advance polio eradication, aiming to protect 370 million children each year.
- The Global Polio Eradication Initiative faces a 30% budget cut in 2026 and a US$1.7 billion funding gap up to 2029, driven by a global aid pullback led by the United States withdrawing from WHO, with cuts from Germany and the UK.
- Donors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $1.2 billion and Rotary International pledged $450 million at the event hosted by The Mohamed Bin Zayed Foundation For Humanity during Abu Dhabi Finance Week.
- GPEI partners plan to focus more on surveillance in high-risk areas of polio transmission and prioritize vaccination in those same zones.
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Pakistan pledges $639.54m for polio eradication
Planning Minister Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday pledged $639.54 million over the next four years to help secure a polio-free future. He represented Pakistan at the "High-Level Pledging Moment for Polio Eradication", hosted by the UAE government in collaboration with the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Iqbal underscored that polio eradication in Pakistan was a moral obligation and s…
Polio eradication goal slipping, but new $1.9B push aims to close the gap
Although polio has become increasingly rare worldwide, concerns are growing that the World Health Organizations goal of eradicating the disease is slipping out of reach.To help close the remaining gap, the Gates Foundation and the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity announced a joint $1.9 billion investment toward ending the disease. The Gates Foundation will contribute $1.2 billion of that total.The funds, they said, will support child su…
$1.9 billion pledged in fight against polio. But huge gap remains after cuts from donor countries.
International leaders and philanthropists, including Bill Gates, announced $1.9 billion Monday in funding to advance polio eradication, but a large funding gap remains after high-income countries’ reductions in foreign aid.
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