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TENTH GAVI BOARD MEETING
New York City, 6 March 2003
SUMMARY REPORT

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1. Modus operandi of the Board with regard to GAVI structures

Discussion

  • The experience of the development of the 2003 workplan had raised concerns over whether GAVI and its supporting entities were taking over activities which should be carried out as part of the remit of individual partners. This reflected the lack of adequate guidance by the Board for workplan preparation.


  • It was agreed that it is the Board's responsibility to decide what are the strategic objectives and directions for the workplan period, and communicate these clearly.


  • The need for task forces depends on the tasks to be done, and the capacity of partners to deliver. It should not be assumed that Task Forces would continue indefinitely with their own workplans. This is not to say that the existing Task Forces should all be wound up, but the need for them should be reviewed in the light of the Board's strategic directions and the capacity of partners to take on activities.


  • From the beginning task forces have been seen as time limited and intended for specific tasks, rather than as long-term entities.


  • The task forces play a useful role in providing a forum and opportunity for participation by partners and institutions which are committed to GAVI but are not part of the Board or Working Group. Thus they currently serve a role beyond meeting specific requests of the Board.


  • The Board should not be looking for a consolidated workplan covering all immunization related activities of all partners, but rather a 'core' workplan for the added value activities that it is initiating and responsible for as GAVI, the Alliance.


Decisions

The Board:

  • 1.1 Named a new Board sub-group composed of CDC, DFID, UN Foundation and WHO, which will select its own chair. The sub-group:


    • 1.1.1 Assess the functions, outputs and life cycles of the task forces against their original tasks, terms of reference and 'added value' role, and


    • 1.1.2 Make recommendations to the Board on the future of each of the existing task forces at the July Board meeting.


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