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Fifth GAVI Board Meeting, 21-22 June 2001, London, England
June 2001
Recommendations from the 4th Round of Country Proposal Review
Discussion
The Board
voiced its appreciation for the substance and detail of the written
documentation provided by the Independent Review Committee (download
Word document – approx. 77kb) . It is therefore appropriate that oral
presentation of the recommendations during the Board meeting is succinct.
DECISIONS
The Board:
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endorsed
all of the recommendations of the Independent Review Committee, namely
that:
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proposals from Afghanistan and Zimbabwe (for immunization
services) and Uzbekistan and Viet Nam (for vaccines), receive
approval;
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proposals from Nigeria and Yemen (for immunization services),
Albania, Eritrea, Liberia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan (for
vaccines), and Bangladesh and Zambia (for both vaccines and
immunization services) receive approval, with clarifications on
specific issues. Upon presentation of satisfactory clarifications,
these proposals would be automatically approved;
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proposals from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe (for
vaccines) receive conditional approval;
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proposals from Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan (for immunization
services), Yemen (for vaccines), and Togo (for both vaccines and
immunization services) receive requests for re-submission;
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requests
the Fund Board** to approve the above recommendations, for which
financial implications are estimated to be US$23 million for the years
2001 and 2002. The five-year commitment is estimated to be in the
order of US$196 million, given current vaccine prices and assuming
that the countries consistently reach their targets for immunized
children;
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requests
the Fund Board** to increase the commitment to Ghana from US$12.5
million to US$ 38 million over a five year period, in order to cover
the increased costs of introducing pentavalent vaccine earlier than
originally planned.
** The Fund
Board subsequently met and approved the recommendations of the GAVI
Board.
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