Speech and Response: Harnessing the power of science and the private sector: a 21st century model for international development
Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the GAVI Alliance
Inaugural Lecture: Wellcome Trust – Cambridge Centre for Global Research University of Cambridge
2nd May 2013
Slides: http://www.thrive.cam.ac.uk/thrive/Seth%20Berkley%20GAVI%20Cambridge%20Final%20slides.pdf
“The world-leading flu expert, Professor Derek Smith (Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Modelling, Evolution and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Cambridge, and Co-PI for the WT-CCGHR) gave a great presentation in response to Dr Berkley’s lecture, and that talk is also available on the video recording.”
http://www.thrive.cam.ac.uk/
GAVI Coverage: Excerpt
“…In the lecture Dr Berkley explained how GAVI operates and why this is critical to ensuring it has a lasting impact. As a 21st Century development organisation, GAVI is an inclusive and diverse partnership bringing together the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and recipient and donor countries together with NGOs, vaccine manufacturers, technical research institutes and individuals with skills and commitment to immunise children.
“In the GAVI model, developing countries lead vaccine uptake and co-finance the cost of the vaccines they receive to ensure immunisation programmes are sustainable after GAVI support ends. With a Board structure drawn from a diverse range of sectors, GAVI seeks to inject private sector innovation into public health issues…”
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