Protecting children’s health through immunisation in the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States

The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) ― endorsed by the 194 Member States of the World Health Assembly in May 2012 ― is a roadmap to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities.

The GVAP aims to strengthen routine immunization to meet vaccination coverage targets; accelerate control of vaccine-preventable diseases with polio eradication as the first milestone; introduce new and improved vaccines; and spur research and development for the next generation of vaccines and technologies.

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GAVI Alliance Governance Committee Meeting
20 March 2013
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GAVI Alliance Governance Committee Meeting
20 March 201 3
Barcelona, Spain


FINAL M INUTES


1. Chair?s report

1.1 Finding a quorum of members present, the meeting commenced at
approximately 1 5.30 Barcelon a time on 20 March 201 3. Geeta Rao Gupta ,
Governance Committee Chair , chaired the meeting .

1.2 The Chair noted that this additional meeting had been called due to the fact
that the previous face to face meeting had been restricted to a teleconference
as sever members had been unable to travel due to bad weather. In addition,
give the plans to discuss the governance issues at the Board retreat the
following day the Chair felt it would be useful to get initial input from the
Committee.

1.3 Standing declarations of interest were tabled to the Committee (Doc 01a in
the Committee pack). The Committee reviewed the minutes of its meeting on
8 November 2012 (Doc 01b) , its action sheet (Doc 01c) and its forward
workplan (Doc 01d).

Decision One

The GAVI Alliance Governance Committee:

? Approved the minutes of its meeting on 8 Novem ber 2012 .

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2. Report of the Recruitment Subcommittee

2.1 In November 2012, the Governance Committee approved the establishment
of a recruitment subcommittee comprising the Board Chair, the Governance
Committee Chair, an unaffiliated Board Member, and the CEO (as a non -
voting member) to recruit unaffiliated Board members to replace those
members whose terms end in December 2013.

2.2 The Chair introduced the minutes from the recruitment Subcommittee meeting
on 12 February 2013 (Doc 02) and provided an update on the process . Egon