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Current Board Members
Developing country governments
Currently represented on the GAVI Board by
1. Benin
Board member: Prof. Dorothée A. Kinde-Gazard, Minister of Public Health
Term of office: January 2005 to December 2007
2. Cambodia
Board member: Prof. Eng Huot, Secretary of State for Health
Term of Office: January 2005 to December 2007
3. Ghana
Board member: Major Courage Quarshiga, Minister of Health
Term of Office: January 2005 to December 2007
4. Bangladesh *
Board member: Dr Khandaker Mossarraf Hossain, Minister for Health and Family Welfare
Term of Office: January 2004 to December 2006
The primary responsibility is to ascertain that the health and financial sectors develop effective measures to provide services to those in greatest need. In addition, developing country governments commit to:
- Assuring that health in general, and immunization in particular, receive a justified and identifiable proportion of the government budget;
- Coordinating external assistance for immunization;
- Developing, monitoring and evaluating multi-year immunization plans;
- Collaborating with communities and private-sector health service providers.
Former Board Members
Mozambique
Board member: Dr Francisco F. Songane, Minister of Health
Term of office: January 2003 to December 2004
Mongolia
Board member: Dr P. Nymadawa, Minister of Health
Term of Office: January 2003 to December 2004
India
Board member: Ms Sushma Swaraj, Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Term of Office: January 2002 to December 2003
Mali
Board member: Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traore, Minister of Health
Term of office: January 2001 to December 2002
*At the 14th GAVI Board meeting, it was decided that a fourth developing country Board seat be added in order to ensure that Africa has adequate representation.
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