Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has allocated to the prevention of childhood pneumonia in developing countries in each of the last five years.

The UK, as the largest donor to Gavi, the Global Vaccine Alliance, will contribute US$168.7 million to Gavi’s pneumococcal Advanced Market Commitment for the 2016-2020 period. Immunising children against major killers (such as measles, pneumonia and diarrhoea) is a public health and development best buy. 109 million children were vaccinated between 2010 and 2016, thanks to Gavi’s support where again the UK was the largest donor, saving an estimated 762,000 lives

Gavi’s Pneumococcol Advanced Market commitment reduces costs, which has enabled 58 countries to introduce vaccinations. The UK also supports countries to build stronger health systems that can respond to existing disease burdens and emerging health issues, including pneumonia.