GAVI’s advocacy and resource mobilisation efforts must be sustained and the momentum built around the first GAVI replenishment maintained
Accelerating country demand
The country demand for GAVI’s vaccines and programmes is accelerating and the availability of new vaccines continues to increase. GAVI needs to be ready to meet this evolving country demand.
Existing donor pledges must be confirmed and paid in a timely manner and new public and private donor engagement is required to broaden the donor base and to unlock the approximately US$ 300 million in matching funds.
Country demand for GAVI’s vaccines and programmes is accelerating and the availability of new vaccines continues to increase. GAVI needs to be ready to meet this evolving country demand. |
Matching funds
Matching funds represent a unique opportunity for donors to double their impact by releasing already pledged support that is conditional upon additional public and private funds being raised.
Furthermore, broad-based political and parliamentary support will be required to ensure all commitments are effectively delivered as pledged.
Extending pledges
Finally, with nine donors out of nineteen pledging for the entire 2011-2015 period or beyond, sustained efforts are needed from the Alliance to extend the pledges of the other ten donors who were not able to pledge for the entire period.
On the demand side, forecasts adjustments, in line with GAVI’s practice of quarterly updates based on solid country surveys and data, may require reasonable adjustments of the required capacity for the period.
Next steps for GAVI's resource mobilisation
To continue the momentum developed around the pledging meeting, a first high-level Health Summit hosted by the United States in 2012 could serve as an opportunity to discuss with Alliance partners a broad strategic platform of engagement to accelerate immunisation.
At the London pledging conference donors agreed to hold a mid-term accountability review meeting in 2013 as part of the replenishment process to:
- review the performance of the GAVI Alliance in immunisation and resource mobilisation;
- extend pledges through 2015;
- consider additional funding dependent on an updated demand estimate.
At this meeting, donors will also lay out a plan for GAVI’s second replenishment cycle for 2015 and beyond.
