Questionable Conflicts – Gates, WHO, GAVI

• Bill and Melinda Gates have been involved in vaccine promotion since 1998, with the creation of their Bill & Melinda Gates Children’s Vaccine Programme ⁽⁰¹⁾  Bill & Melinda Gates involved in vaccines since 1998: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/1998/12/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Childrens-Vaccine-Program
• The Gates Foundation is a founding partner of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) ⁽⁰²⁾ Gates Foundation creates GAVI:  https://www.gavi.org/investing-gavi/funding/donor-profiles/bill-melinda-gates-foundation
• GAVI is partnered with vaccine manufacturers ⁽⁰³⁾ GAVI partners: https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/about . 
• In 2002, the Wall Street Journal reported that the B&MGF purchased shares of nine Big Pharma companies, valued at nearly$205 million ⁽⁰⁴⁾ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation purchase of pharma shares in 2002: http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/ivaningrilli/2003/09/22/bill_gates_and_big_pharma.htm .
• A publication in The Nation found “close to $250 million in charitable grants from the Gates Foundation to companies in which the foundation holds corporate stocks and bonds: Merck, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Vodafone, Sanofi, Ericsson, LG, Medtronic, Teva” ⁽⁰⁵⁾ Gates Foundation donates to companies they have shares in: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bill-gates-foundation-philanthropy/
• In 2013, Dr Penny Heaton was appointed Director of Vaccine Development within B&MGF’s Global Health Program, and previously worked on vaccine development at Merck and Novartis  ⁽⁰⁶⁾ Gates Foundation, Lead Vaccine Development, Penny Heaton: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2013/01/Dr-Penny-M-Heaton-Named-Director-Of-Vaccine-Development .
• In 2011, Trevor Mundel was appointed President of B&MGF, and previously served in leadership positions working on vaccine development at Novartis, Pfizer and Parke-Davis ⁽⁰⁷⁾ Gates Foundation, President, Trevor Mundel: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Leadership/Executive-Leadership-Team/Trevor-Mundel .
• In 2006, Dr Tachi Yamada was appointed Executive Director of B&MGF‘s Global Health Program, who simultaneously was employed as chairman of Research and Development at GSK ⁽⁰⁸⁾ Gates Foundation, Executive Director, Tadataka Yamada: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2006/02/Tachi-Yamada-Selected-to-Lead-Global-Health-Program .
• In 2009, Kate James was appointed Chief Communications Officer at B&MGF, who previously worked at GSK for almost 10 years ⁽⁰⁹⁾ Gates Foundation, Chief Communications Officer, Kate James: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2009/10/Kate-James-Announced-as-Chief-Communications-Officer
• Who is Funding ID2020? You got it… https://id2020.org/alliance
• Yahoo!Finance Article (May2020) “Bill Gates says the world will need 7 billion vaccine doses to end COVID-19 pandemic” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-says-world-7-190044086.html

Two Clicks to find Bill & Melinda Gates

• 2 Clicks to Bill Gates (2mins) April 15, 2022

GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES & IMMUNIZATIONS (GAVI)

• Gates Foundation pledged US$ 750 million to set up GAVI in 1999. The Foundation is a key GAVI partner in vaccine market shaping ⁽¹⁰⁾ Establishment of GAVI: https://www.gavi.org/operating-model/gavis-partnership-model/bill-melinda-gates-foundation .
• GAVI helps vaccinate almost half the world’s children. GAVI is partnered with The World Health Organisation (WHO), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, The World Bank and Vaccine Manufacturers ⁽¹¹⁾ GAVI partners: https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/about .
• Representatives of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) have one seat on the GAVI Board. The IFPMA represents more than 55 members of national industry associations, including Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Novartis, Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi-Aventis and Pfizer ⁽¹²⁾ IFPMA: https://www.gavi.org/operating-model/gavis-partnership-model/industralised-country-pharmaceutical-industry .

• The GVAP was endorsed by the WHO in 2012 to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities ⁽¹³⁾ Global Vaccine Action Plan: https://www.who.int/immunization/global_vaccine_action_plan/GVAP_doc_2011_2020/en/ . 
• Their leadership is of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GAVI Alliance, UNICEF, United States National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases and WHO, along with all partners – governments and elected officials, health professionals, academia, manufacturers, global agencies, development partners, civil society, media and the private sector – are committed to achieving the ambitious goals of the GVAP ⁽¹⁴⁾ Global Vaccine Action Plan: https://www.who.int/immunization/global_vaccine_action_plan/GVAP_doc_2011_2020/e . Note: “Pfizer has been a longstanding supporter of UNICEF (since 1998) through in-kind donations, corporate contributions, workplace-giving programs, and special events.” ⁽¹⁵⁾ UNICEF supported by Pfizer: https://www.unicefusa.org/supporters/organizations/companies/partners/pfizer-inc .

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)

• The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, (SAGE), is the principal advisory group to the WHO for vaccines and immunization, advising the WHO on overall global policies and strategies ⁽¹⁶⁾ The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE): https://www.who.int/immunization/policy/sage/en/ .
• In 2016, members of SAGE include Terry Nolan [60] and Andrew Pollard ⁽¹⁷⁾ World Health Organisation, Member Andrew Pollard: https://www.who.int/immunization/sage/members/bio_pollard/en/
• The WHO has received funding in 2020 USD$832M from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USD$372M from GAVI ⁽¹⁸⁾ WHO Funding 2020: https://open.who.int/2020-21/contributors/contributor
• Juhani Eskola, a Finnish vaccines adviser on the WHO board, has received £5.6m (€6.2m; $9m) for his research centre, the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare from vaccine manufacturer GSK ⁽¹⁹⁾ BMJ 2010;340:c201 WHO vaccine expert had conflict of interest, Danish newspaper claims. BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c201 (Published 12 January 2010)

Who Funding Reports:

• WHO Funding 2022/2023 (page exists, but contributors seem to be missing, at least on my computer). ⁽²⁰⁾ WHO Funding 2022/2023: https://open.who.int/2022-23/home
• WHO Funding 2020/2021 ⁽²¹⁾ WHO Funding 2020/2021: https://open.who.int/2020-21/contributors/contributor
• WHO Funding 2018/2019 ⁽²²⁾ WHO Funding 2018/2019: https://www.who.int/about/planning-finance-and-accountability/how-who-is-funded