GAVI Alliance Board

The Programme and Policy Committee of the GAVI Alliance Board has held three meetings in 2009. This paper provides a brief summary of issues discussed.

The Board tasked the Governance Committee to develop and oversee a performance self-assessment process for the Board and each committee. The Committee discussed a strategy at its meeting on 15 April and determined an outside consultant reporting to the Governance Committee should administer the self-assessment.

Since GAVI’s administrative and legal capacities are now organised within the GAVI Alliance as a legal entity, it is appropriate for the GAVI Alliance to become a party to the IFFIm Agreements substituting for the GAVI Fund, whose activities are now focused on private fundraising.

This paper considers the key elements of such a strategy through the end of the Alliance’s current work plan in 2010. It proposes that Alliance partners strengthen coordination to ensure more aligned advocacy and communications outreach and proposes a framework for improved collaboration.

This paper explores scenarios for bridging GAVI’s emerging funding gap. It demonstrates that the additional income required to reach Alliance goals can only be raised if GAVI is able to attract new government donors and secure significant increases from existing donors.The Board is asked to approve the proposed Resource Mobilisation Strategy.

The GAVI Governance Committee is tasked with developing and implementing sound governance policies and practices. Since the reorganisation, the Committee has worked on the most pressing items.

At the March 2009 retreat, the GAVI Alliance Board provided guidance for a second evaluation of GAVI. This evaluation will assess GAVI’s results and added value at global and national levels from 2006 to 2010. The terms of reference were developed with input from the Programme and Policy committee sent to the Executive Committee for review.

On 1 June 2009, the Governance Committee will discuss the nominations outlined in this paper. The Board is asked to appoint the individuals the Governance Committee will nominate at the meeting.

The first part of this paper asks for guidance on work towards harmonising health system activity, the second provides an update on GAVI engagement in the International Health Partnership (IHP).

Final minutes from the GAVI Alliance Board Meeting, 2 March 2009, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The Board is asked to approve the engagement of KPMG as independent auditor and tax advisor.

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