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Report to the 	                                                                       	
GAVI Alliance Board	 	
 
Board	-2013	-Mtg	-2-Doc 	04  	 	
21	-22 	November	 2013	 	
Report of the Chief Executive Officer	 	
 
 
 	 	14 November 2013	 	
Dear Board Members,	 	
Our meeting in Phnom Penh comes at a	n important	 point for the Alliance, more than 	
half way through the current strategy period. We are in the midst of an unprecedented 
acceleration in GAVI	-supported programmes 	? with 	more than 	one 	vaccine 	launch 	
every 	five 	days 	on average 	in the 	remainder 	of 2013 	? whi	le we also begin to cast our 	
minds forward to GAVI?s future. In Cambodia, we will 	discuss	 the key 	elements of 	our	 	
post	-2016 strategy, as well as some more 	immediate	 strategic issues (e.g., polio, 	our 	
new vaccine investment strategy, enhanced 	support for 	countries	 during the 	
graduation phase	). And	 we will update you on our progress since we last met and our 	
continued efforts to ensure we fully deliver on our current strategy. 	 	
Taking stock of our 	overall 	progress	 	 	
A number of Board members joined us 	for 	the Mid	-Term Review	 (MTR) in Stockholm 	
on October 30. As you know this meeting	, whose theme was ?Delivering Together?,	 	
was intended 	to report on 	results against 	the commitments we all made 	to achieve 	
the 2011	-15 strategy	 at 	our 	replenishment in London.	 Given the emphasis on mutual 	
accountability, I was delighted by the level of attendance 	? with 	over 	150 participants 	
including Ministers	 and other senior leaders	 from partners, 	donors, implementing 	
countries, 	civil society	 and manufacturers	. We had a numbe	r of frank conversations 	
about 	how 	we can 	improve our work, especially in areas where we are facing the 	
greatest challenges.	 I believe that 	the open and transparent dialogue at the MTR 	
demonstrates the strength 	and value 	of our Alliance.	 The meeting was co	-hosted by 	
President	 John	 Mahama of Ghana and Minister 	Hillevi	 Engstr?m of Sweden, both of 	
whom spoke powerfully about GAVI?	s impact. President Mahama has agreed to act 	
as a Champion for replenishment and 	? given his country 	is currently	 projected to	 	
imple	ment	 more GAVI programmes than any other during this period 	? I cannot think 	
of a better spokesperson for the value of immunisation and the GAVI model.	 	
The overall message 	of the 	MTR was 	positive	. As I described in my email to Board 	
members, we are on 	track to achieve or surpass all of our Mission	 Indicator	 targets, 	
immunising over 243 million additional chi	ldren and averting more than 3.9	 million 	
future deaths	 2011	-15	. By the end of 2013, we will 	have 	vaccinated 	145 	million 	
additional children since 	Ja	nuary 	2011 and averted 2	 million future deaths	, which 	is 	
one of the factors 	which has helped reduce 	child mortality 	in GAVI countries 	from 78 	
per 1,000 live births to 73	 in 	just 2 	years	. By the end of this year	, we 	will 	have 	
reached a total of 440 million 	children	 and averted approximately 6 million deaths	 	
since GAVI was created in 2000	. We heard from several implementing countries 	
about the impact that 	this is 	having on the ground, including President Mahama who 	
spoke passionately about the 	contribution	 of	 immunisation 	to 	health and development