President John Dramani Mahama has tackled US President Donald Trump at the Global Summit on Health and Prosperity through Immunisation.
The summit was co-hosted by the European Union, the Gates Foundation, and the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
John Mahama, in his remark, noted that a single B2 bomber that was used by the US in their strike against Iran costs $2.13 billion to deploy over Iran, and Gavi is asking for the cost of four such bombers to help save 500 million children, a price the world can afford.
Speaking at the Global Summit on Health and Prosperity through Immunisation, John Mahama stated, “But to conclude, let me put the Gavi replenishment in context. Gavi is seeking to spend $9 billion over the next five years, from 2026 to 2030, and that is to immunise 500 million children across the world.
These children’s lives will be saved to grow up to become the scientists, engineers, nurses, teachers and doctors of tomorrow”.
He added, “This morning, while I was lying in bed, I did the research and I realised that one B-2 Spirit Bomber that dropped bombs on Iran recently cost $2.13 billion.
If you work the math, what Gavi is seeking is the value of four of those B-2 bombers. Surely, the world can afford the value of four B-2 bombers to save 500 million children. It’s a choice we have to make,” he said.
John Mahama boldly reiterated, “It’s a choice we have to make, between taking lives and saving lives. And I’m sure that we will save lives instead of taking lives”.
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