Global Health and Immunisation 2025-02-11
2025-02-11
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Q1
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The UK's leadership in global health and immunisation is critical, with Gavi being one of the country's greatest success stories. It has inoculated 1 billion children worldwide and strengthened health security against diseases like Mpox and Ebola.
What discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Foreign Secretary on UK’s leadership in global health and immunisation? What leadership will he take to strengthen organisations such as Gavi to keep us safe here in the UK?
I know that my ministerial colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are looking at the investment cases for Gavi and the Global Fund as part of the spending review. I will ensure that her representations are relayed to the FCDO.
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Specific commitments or actions regarding strengthening Gavi were not provided.
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There were almost 67,000 cases of serious antimicrobial-resistant infections in the UK in 2023. War is increasing such infections globally, with 80% of patients in one Kyiv hospital suffering from them.
What plan does the Labour Government have to tackle antimicrobial resistance? Are they on track to meet targets set by the Conservative Government and if not, what will the Secretary of State do about it?
I am delighted that Dame Sally Davies continues her work on antimicrobial resistance. That is an absolutely critical issue, and I pay tribute to the previous Government, particularly Minister Quince, for their work on it.
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Specific plans or actions from the current government were not detailed.
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