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Report to the
GAVI Alliance Board
Board -2013 -Mtg -2-Doc 04
21 -22 November 2013
Report of the Chief Executive Officer
14 November 2013
Dear Board Members,
Our meeting in Phnom Penh comes at a n important point for the Alliance, more than
half way through the current strategy period. We are in the midst of an unprecedented
acceleration in GAVI -supported programmes ? with more than one vaccine launch
every five days on average in the remainder of 2013 ? whi le we also begin to cast our
minds forward to GAVI?s future. In Cambodia, we will discuss the key elements of our
post -2016 strategy, as well as some more immediate strategic issues (e.g., polio, our
new vaccine investment strategy, enhanced support for countries during the
graduation phase ). And we will update you on our progress since we last met and our
continued efforts to ensure we fully deliver on our current strategy.
Taking stock of our overall progress
A number of Board members joined us for the Mid -Term Review (MTR) in Stockholm
on October 30. As you know this meeting , whose theme was ?Delivering Together?,
was intended to report on results against the commitments we all made to achieve
the 2011 -15 strategy at our replenishment in London. Given the emphasis on mutual
accountability, I was delighted by the level of attendance ? with over 150 participants
including Ministers and other senior leaders from partners, donors, implementing
countries, civil society and manufacturers . We had a numbe r of frank conversations
about how we can improve our work, especially in areas where we are facing the
greatest challenges. I believe that the open and transparent dialogue at the MTR
demonstrates the strength and value of our Alliance. The meeting was co -hosted by
President John Mahama of Ghana and Minister Hillevi Engstr?m of Sweden, both of
whom spoke powerfully about GAVI? s impact. President Mahama has agreed to act
as a Champion for replenishment and ? given his country is currently projected to
imple ment more GAVI programmes than any other during this period ? I cannot think
of a better spokesperson for the value of immunisation and the GAVI model.
The overall message of the MTR was positive . As I described in my email to Board
members, we are on track to achieve or surpass all of our Mission Indicator targets,
immunising over 243 million additional chi ldren and averting more than 3.9 million
future deaths 2011 -15 . By the end of 2013, we will have vaccinated 145 million
additional children since Ja nuary 2011 and averted 2 million future deaths , which is
one of the factors which has helped reduce child mortality in GAVI countries from 78
per 1,000 live births to 73 in just 2 years . By the end of this year , we will have
reached a total of 440 million children and averted approximately 6 million deaths
since GAVI was created in 2000 . We heard from several implementing countries
about the impact that this is having on the ground, including President Mahama who
spoke passionately about the contribution of immunisation to health and development