Which among the following hosted 'Global Vaccine Summit' on 4th June, 2020 ?
- (a)United Kingdom
- (b)United States of America
- (c)India
- (d)China
Correct — A, the United Kingdom. The Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June 2020 was hosted (virtually, amid COVID-19) by the UK and chaired by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It served as the pledging conference for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's 2021–2025 strategic period and raised about US$8.8 billion — well above the US$7.4 billion target — to immunise children in lower-income countries. India (PM Narendra Modi) took part and pledged support, but the host was the UK.
- (b)United States of America — The USA did not host the 4 June 2020 Global Vaccine Summit; it was a UK-hosted Gavi pledging event.
- (c)India — India participated (PM Modi addressed the summit and pledged support), but it did not host the summit — the UK did.
- (d)China — China was not the host of the Global Vaccine Summit; the UK convened it for Gavi's replenishment.
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public–private global health partnership (founded 2000, headquartered in Geneva) that pools funding to widen access to immunisation in the world's poorest countries. Its resources are topped up through periodic 'replenishment' or pledging summits every five years. The 4 June 2020 Global Vaccine Summit, hosted by the UK, funded Gavi's 2021–2025 period during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A straightforward 'which country hosted' current-affairs recall. The distractors are all major powers active in global health, but the host was the UK (PM Boris Johnson). Anchor: 'Global Vaccine Summit, 4 June 2020, UK-hosted, Gavi replenishment (~US$8.8 bn)'.
- Global Vaccine Summit: 4 June 2020, hosted virtually by the United Kingdom (PM Boris Johnson)
- It was the pledging conference for Gavi's 2021–2025 strategic period
- Raised about US$8.8 billion against a US$7.4 billion target
- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — founded 2000, headquartered in Geneva
The UK convened the 4 June 2020 Global Vaccine Summit for Gavi — answer (a).
- Assuming the WHO or India hosted because both are prominent in global vaccination
- Confusing the Global Vaccine Summit (Gavi replenishment) with the COVAX facility
Current-affairs 'which country/organisation hosted' recalls — pair the event (Global Vaccine Summit, 4 June 2020) with the host (UK) and the body funded (Gavi).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Global Vaccine Summit held on 4 June 2020 was primarily a pledging conference to fund which organisation?
- (a)World Health Organization
- (b)Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- (c)UNICEF
- (d)CEPI
Answer(b) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — the summit funded its 2021–2025 strategic period.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is headquartered in:
- (a)New York
- (b)Geneva
- (c)London
- (d)Paris
Answer(b) Geneva — Gavi, founded in 2000, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.