The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Board member: Dr Jaime Sepulveda, Director, Integrated Health Solutions Development program
The Foundation is a founding partner of the GAVI Alliance. Its initial grant helped establish GAVI and it continues to support its work. It has committed more than $1.5 billion to GAVI, of which GAVI has received US $988 million, as at December 2007, to support global health efforts in two priority areas:
- Accelerating access to existing vaccines, drugs, and other tools to fight diseases common in the developing world;
- Supporting research to develop new health solutions that are effective, affordable, and practical for use in developing countries.
The Foundation prioritises the diseases and health conditions that cause the most illness and death and receive the least attention and resources. It works as a partner with diverse groups – including governments, the private sector, scientific institutions, and nonprofit organisations – to bring the necessary talent, resources, and political will to bear on the toughest health problems.
Former Board Members
UN Foundation
Board member: Dr Tim Wirth, President
Term of office: July 2001 to June 2003
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