Supporting the role of the United States in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance.

commends the GAVI Alliance, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization, the World Bank, civil society, the private sector, faith-based organizations, the international community, and implementing countries on the progress that has been made on reducing child mortality through the increased availability and distribution of vaccines;

affirms the United States continued support for the purchase of vaccines for poor countries through the GAVI Alliance as a cost-effective, efficient means to reduce child mortality and as a critical component of meeting the United States goal to end preventable maternal and child deaths;

supports the ideals and goals of the GAVI Alliance—

upholds that the United States is a critical donor in its work with other donors to perform diplomatic outreach in seeking additional funding for the GAVI Alliance in order to leverage its commitment;

recognizes that the United States, in addition to being an important donor, is a critical technical partner to the GAVI Alliance and the impact of United States investments to the GAVI Alliance is leveraged by providing direct technical assistance to implementing countries and global bodies;

encourages the continued use of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) maternal and child health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global immunization resources to strengthen local public health capacity to introduce and sustain new and underutilized vaccines, that are supported by the GAVI Alliance, through routine immunization systems; and

encourages continued commitment and investment by the United States Government and international donors, through the GAVI Alliance, to the global effort to ensure that children in developing nations have access to vaccines and immunizations.