The Gavi Secretariat is responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operations of the Vaccine Alliance.
Led by the Chief Executive Officer and supported by six departments, the Secretariat offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland and Washington, DC, USA.
The Gavi Secretariat is responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operations of the Vaccine Alliance.
Led by the Chief Executive Officer and supported by six departments, the Secretariat offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland and Washington, DC, USA.
Its responsibilities include:
mobilising resources to fund programmes;
coordinating programme approvals and disbursements;
developing policy and implementing strategic initiatives;
monitoring and evaluation;
legal and financial management;
and administration for the Gavi Alliance Board and Committees.
Dr Seth Berkley, a medical doctor specialising in infectious disease epidemiology, became Gavi CEO in August 2011.
Our collective work as an Alliance has prevented more than 15 million deaths in lower-income countries while child mortality was halved largely thanks to immunisation. I couldn’t be prouder of what we have accomplished together.
Pascal Barollier is Gavi’s Managing Director of Public Engagement & Information Services, a team of dedicated advocacy and public policy, knowledge management and technology solutions, and communications professionals.