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SEVENTH GAVI BOARD MEETING
Seventh GAVI Board Meeting, Stockholm, 11 March 2002
2. Monitoring and reporting of country performance
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Discussion
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Accountability is a key principle for the Alliance, in terms of
country performance as well as the performance of GAVI and the Vaccine
Fund in raising awareness of and catalysing improvements in
immunization systems.
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The Annual Progress report is designed to give responsibility of
reporting and implementation to governments, and empower ICCs to
h ave more strength in the system. It should be an opportunity to
identify problems with health and immunization systems, and stimulate
action to resolve them.
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Some Board members questioned whether it was appropriate that
Ministers of Health would need to be involved in reporting to GAVI and
the Vaccine Fund; does requiring this signature add an unnecessary
political burden to the process? Or does it enhance the commitment of
the government to improving its system?
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Information received from countries on use of immunization services
funding could be useful for identifying best practices and sharing
information between countries.
DECISIONS
The Board:
2.1. Confirmed the following principles:
2.1.1. The monitoring and reporting system should be designed to
minimize burden on countries and support country's own systems and needs.
2.1.2. The GAVI/Vaccine Fund Annual Progress Report will include a
request for information about financial sustainability plans, and
outcomes of DQAs in countries where they are conducted.
2.1.3. The responsibility for conducting mid-term reviews ' in-depth
assessments of the processes and functions of country immunization
programs ' will be delegated to ICCs and regional working groups.
2.1.4. The monitoring and reporting system should be flexible enough to
be revised as needed.
2.2. Approved the draft Annual Progress Report, with the following
amendments:
2.2.1. In the section that requests information on the use of
immunization services funding, add space for countries to report whether
the money was placed in a sector-wide account.
2.2.2. Change the wording in the section requesting information about
the financial audit to better reflect the role and autonomy of
governments.
2.3. Formed a subgroup Mali (Nafo-Traore), Norway (Mogedal), UNICEF
(Fife) and the Vaccine Fund (McKinnon) to propose new text on
financial audit requirements and report back to the Board at its next
teleconference.
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