Development Finance
Asia Leaders
Sania Nishtar Is Rebuilding Gavi Around a US$3 Billion Funding Gap
Gavi entered its 2026–2030 strategy with more than US$9 billion pledged but roughly US$3 billion less than requested. Sania Nishtar’s answer is a leaner, country-led operating system that must protect procurement scale and accountability.
Asia Leaders
Adar Poonawalla’s Malaria Vaccine Capacity Is Running Ahead of the Funding Market
Adar Poonawalla has made Serum Institute central to the malaria vaccine market, with R21 capacity and a new Oxford licence for R78C. The commercial constraint is no longer supply alone, but financed demand and durable procurement.