The most crucial part of next year’s federal budget

Vox ^ | Jul 6, 2024 | Dylan Matthews

[ProgressingAmerica]

I enjoy plenty of government services (my library, my bus, the mail) but if I had to pick an absolute favorite thing the US government does, it might be “fund Gavi.”

Gavi is the international body, funded by rich governments and philanthropies, that bankrolls and organizes the distribution of life-saving vaccines in the Global South. Countries become eligible if their gross national income per capita is under $1,810. That’s lower than you might think — a lot of countries that we consider quite poor, like Bangladesh or Kenya, are too rich to qualify for Gavi support. Those who get aid are the poorest of the poor: Haiti, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and so on.

[joshua c]

yes

it would be nice if the invaders were fully vaccinated

[magooey]

I thought GAVI was associated with Bill Gates and has been infiltrating suspicious vaccines into parts of Africa that have sterilized women. Africa doesn’t need such help.