The World Health Organization has applauded the recent appointment of
former minister of Finance
and coordinating minister of Economy, Dr
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Chair-elect of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine
Alliance. See Appointment gist.
Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is a renowned development economist and former Nigerian Finance Minister.
She is expected to bring more than 33 years of her development and
financial expertise to the Gavi Board at a critical period for
immunization in developing countries.Earlier this year, WHO warned that vaccines are not being delivered
equitably or reliably and that only one out of the six key vaccination
targets for 2015 is currently on track, the introduction of
under-utilized vaccines, a target to which Gavi has contributed
significantly.
In taking up the position of Board Chair, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will
succeed Dagfinn Høybråten, a former Norwegian Minister of Health and
current Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
She will also work closely with Dr. Flavia Bustreo, WHO Assistant
Director-General for Family, Women’s and Children’s Health, who is Vice
Chair of Gavi.
Since 2000, Gavi has supported the immunization of more than half a
billion additional children, leading to seven million future deaths
being averted.
WHO is one of the founding members of Gavi, a public-private
partnership formed in 2000, to address global inequities in access to
and coverage of available lifesaving vaccines.
Over the next 5 years, WHO will continue to lead collective efforts
to achieve and sustain universal vaccination coverage as outlined in the
Decade of Vaccines Global Vaccine Action Plan.
Similarly, the Global Fund has congratulated Gavi and Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, on her appointment as Board Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine
Alliance.
The Global Fund said it is expecting Dr. Okonjo-Iweala to bring her
experience in fiscal management to her new post with Gavi, including
experience as managing director of the World Bank from 2007 to 2011.
As a key partner, the Global Fund looks forward to a productive working relationship with Dr. Okonjo-Iweala.
Dr. Okonjo-Iweala brings deep experience and insight in global health
issues to her new role at Gavi. The Global Fund anticipates close
collaboration, particularly in our joint work around systems for health,
women’s and girls’ health.
The Global Fund also recognizes the important global health
contribution of Dagfinn Høybråten, Gavi’s outgoing chair and former
Norwegian health minister. During Mr. Høybråten’s tenure, Gavi made
strong progress towards its five-year target of immunizing nearly a
quarter of a billion children between 2011 and 2015.
WHO and Global Fund hail Okonjo-Iweala's appointment
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