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Over 400 partners and stakeholders from 83 countries gathered in Hanoi for the 4th GAVI Partners' Forum, hosted by the Government of Vietnam from 18-20 November 2009.

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The Fourth GAVI Alliance Partners’ Forum came at a critical moment for the Alliance. GAVI's first 10 years have brought great achievements in global immunisation, opening the door to unprecedented opportunities to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.

The Hanoi Forum allowed more than 400 partners and stakeholders, including 28 Government ministers from GAVI-eligible countries, to reflect on these opportunities in the context of today’s financial realities. Against this background, GAVI set three objectives for the event:

  1. To share, celebrate and learn from the GAVI Alliance’s results, innovations and impact to date
  2. To reaffirm and broaden the GAVI partnership by providing a forum to:
    - enable a range of existing partners to share their experiences and exchange ideas
    - strengthen the involvement of specific stakeholder groups, particularly civil society
  3. To identify key opportunities and challenges for the future and enable partners to inform GAVI’s strategic direction for 2011-2015

Learn more about the results by downloading the summary report (released on November 14) and clicking on the other links listed below.

Summary report of Partners Forum, 14 November 2009
Download this 10-page document to read about the outcomes of the various discussions that took place in the Forum's workshop and plenary sessions.


GAVI's fourth Partners Forum: news blogs, 20 November 2009
From HRH Princess Cristina of Spain's visit to a Vietnamese health clinic to a presentation by Andrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, review the events & voices of the 4th Partners' Forum in Hanoi.


Child deaths in Vietnam fall dramatically, 20 November 2009
Through its commitment to immunisation and other child health interventions, Vietnam has drastically reduced its child deaths, putting the country well on track to reach the Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG) before the 2015 deadline.


GAVI honours 15 countries for excelling in immunisation and child survival, 19 November 2009
Fifteen health ministers from low-income countries today received awards from the GAVI Alliance for their outstanding performance in improving child health and immunisation.


Opening statements at first plenary session, 19 November 2009
GAVI Board Chair Mary Robinson, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr Margaret Chan, Director--General, WHO, Her Royal Highness Princess Cristina of Spain and GAVI CEO Julian Lob-Levyt speak at the opening plenary session of Fourth GAVI Alliance Partners' Forum.


Spotlight on Vietnam Partners' Forum, 18 November 2009
Spotlight on Vietnam Partners' Forum


GAVI's impact on vaccine market is bringing down prices, 17 November 2009
Following the increasing impact of the GAVI Alliance on the vaccine market, the price of one of the major combination vaccines, the pentavalent, is falling considerably, enabling GAVI’s partners to vaccinate millions of more children in the developing world.


GAVI Alliance Board appoints new Vice-Chair, 17 November 2009
The GAVI Alliance Board today appointed Dr Jaime Sepulveda, Director of the Integrated Health Solutions Development programme at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as its new Vice-Chair.

Health ministers urge donors to maintain focus on new life-saving vaccines, 13 November 2009
Over 20 health ministers from developing countries have appealed to donors to maintain their commitment to immunisation programmes ahead of the Partners Forum.