{"id":121888,"date":"2025-09-23T05:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/bill-gates-urges-leaders-to-resist-health-aid-cuts-and-scale-innovations-to-save-millions-of-children-as-unga-gets-underway\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T05:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:05:25","slug":"bill-gates-urges-leaders-to-resist-health-aid-cuts-and-scale-innovations-to-save-millions-of-children-as-unga-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/bill-gates-urges-leaders-to-resist-health-aid-cuts-and-scale-innovations-to-save-millions-of-children-as-unga-gets-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates Urges Leaders to Resist Health Aid Cuts and Scale Innovations to Save Millions of Children as UNGA gets underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK, Sep 23<\/strong> \u2014 As world leaders converge on New York for high-level meetings at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Bill Gates used the Goalkeepers 2025 event to issue a stark warning: proposed cuts to global health aid risk undoing two decades of progress in child survival, even as new innovations offer a chance to halve child deaths again by 2045.<\/p>\n

Speaking to an audience of more than 1,000 government, philanthropic and private-sector leaders on the sidelines of UNGA, Gates unveiled a $912 million pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria\u2019s 2026-2028 replenishment and urged governments to \u201cdo more with less\u201d by sustaining proven initiatives and scaling affordable lifesaving technologies.<\/p>\n

\u201cHumanity is at a crossroads. With millions of children\u2019s lives on the line, global leaders have a once-in-a-generation chance to do something extraordinary,\u201d Gates said. \u201cThe choices they make now will determine what kind of future we leave the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a>Bill Gates speaks at the Goalkeepers 2025 annual event in New York on September 22, 2025. \/COURTESY.<\/p>\n

According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, global development assistance for health dropped 21 percent between 2024 and 2025 to a 15-year low. Gates said that unless countries reverse proposed cuts and prioritize primary health systems, decades of gains \u2014 including cutting child mortality from 10 million to under 5 million deaths a year since 2000 \u2014 could be lost.<\/p>\n

A Roadmap for UNGA Leaders<\/h3>\n

The Gates Foundation presented a roadmap to halve child deaths again by 2045, calling on UNGA participants to:<\/p>\n

Renew investments in the Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.<\/p>\n

Protect primary health care systems to prevent and treat illnesses early.<\/p>\n

Invest in breakthrough innovations such as single-dose malaria treatments, long-acting HIV prevention, new maternal vaccines, and AI-driven medicine delivery.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s happening to the health of the world\u2019s children is worse than most people realize, but our long-term prospects are better than most people can imagine,\u201d Gates said. \u201cI believe governments can and will do what\u2019s needed to save as many children as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Celebrating Champions Amid UNGA Momentum<\/h3>\n

At the event, the foundation awarded Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez the 2025 Global Goalkeeper Award for increasing Spain\u2019s contributions to the Global Fund and Gavi and expanding official development assistance. Ten other \u201cGoalkeepers Champions\u201d from Africa, Asia, Europe and the U.S. were also recognized for their work in child survival \u2014 from Kenya\u2019s Jerop Limo advancing HIV awareness to Uganda\u2019s Krystal Mwesiga Birungi championing youth-centred health access.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The 2025 Global Goalkeeper Award was presented to Pedro S\u00e1nchez, President of the Government of Spain, recognizing his leadership in advancing international cooperation and amplifying the voices of the Global South.<\/p>\n

The Global Fund\u2019s replenishment, co-hosted by South Africa and the UK, closes in November. Gates said the level of investment in the next three years \u201cwill determine whether the world saves millions of lives; curbs HIV, TB and malaria; and bolsters economies and global health security.\u201d<\/p>\n

As high-level week continues at UNGA, health advocates are pressing governments to match Gates\u2019 call with commitments of their own. The Goalkeepers event will move to Abu Dhabi in December to build further momentum.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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