Evaluations

Table presenting the key recommendations made by the Phase 1 evaluation and the GAVI Secretariat response. In addition, CEPA has interviewed Secretariat colleagues to understand progress made to date against these recommendations, which is noted in the final column labelled ‘implementation progress’.

This document should therefore be read alongside the full Evaluation Report which sets conclusions on the results and value add achieved by the Alliance across its Strategic Goals. The aim is to supplement the evaluation document with a more forward-looking perspective on GAVI.

This paper provides a response to the Second GAVI evaluation's main findings. The evaluation is a substantial, detailed and robust piece of work which has already been of great assistance to the Secretariat. The Secretariat substantially agrees with the findings of the evaluation, and indeed has been taking account of the emerging evaluation findings in developing GAVI's five year strategy, the business plan which will implement it, and in new policies.

GAVI Alliance management response to the findings of a review of GAVI's Independent Review Committees (IRCs).

The report presents the findings of a review of GAVI's Independent Review Committees (IRCs). The review was commissioned by GAVI and undertaken by HLSP (a consultancy company). The review period was 2006-2009, with the primary purpose of the review being to assess the IRC ‘fit for purpose’.

The World Bank appreciates the opportunity to comment on the GAVI Health System Strengthening (HSS) Evaluation conducted by HLSP. The document contains much useful information but may require some fine-tuning regarding its key findings/recommendations.

This paper provides the Secretariat’s response to HLSP’s “GAVI Health Systems Strengthening Support Evaluation 2009” of 8 October 2009.

In August 2008, GAVI awarded JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) a contract to work with its partner organisation in Sweden, InDevelop-Institute of Public Management to jointly implement the GAVI HSS tracking study. The tracking study was designed to provide real-time evidence regarding the technical, managerial, and policy processes for the successful implementation of GAVI HSS grants in a set of six countries.

The evaluation's main recommendations are expected to contribute to inform the GAVI Board decision in 2010 about whether or not to increase the funding available to the GAVI Health System Strengthening (HSS) support window; to improve current and future implementation of GAVI HSS; to enhance the quality of the GAVI HSS evaluation planned for 2012.

The evaluation objectives included: the experience at country level with GAVI HSS, the main strengths and areas of improvement of GAVI HSS at the country level; how has GAVI HSS been supported at regional and global levels; what has been the value-added of funding HSS through GAVI; and what needs to be done on all levels for a more in-depth evaluation of imapact of GAVI HSS in 2012.