GAVI Watch [to 8 February 2014]
:: Dr Robert Newman appointed head of Policy and Performance at GAVI Alliance Geneva
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3 February 2014 – Dr Robert Newman has joined the GAVI Alliance as the new Managing Director of Policy and Performance. He will be responsible for ensuring GAVI retains its position as a leading performer in terms of results and value for money.
Dr Newman will be based at the Alliance’s Geneva headquarters and will report to the Executive Office. He will lead teams focused on ensuring the organisation is delivering on its strategic plan, market shaping and monitoring and evaluating the performance of its programmes.
“I am delighted to be joining GAVI, and be part of a dynamic and dedicated team working in partnership to deliver on a clear and compelling mission,” he said of his appointment. “As a paediatrician, it is a particular honour to become part of an organisation whose success is critical for the health of children around the world.”
“Robert’s appointment comes at a critical time for the GAVI Alliance as we look towards our next strategic period,” said Dr Seth Berkley. “The skills and experience that he will bring to GAVI will play an important part in helping us reach more children with lifesaving vaccines.”
Dr Newman succeeds Nina Schwalbe who is leaving GAVI to take up the position of Principal Advisor, Health, at UNICEF in New York….
Dr Newman joins GAVI from the World Health Organization, where he has spent the past four-and-a-half years as the director of the Global Malaria Programme. During his time at WHO, Dr Newman led a team that redefined the global fight against malaria with improved evidence collation and analysis and the creation of the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to help guide countries by translating the latest research into public health policies…
vaccines and global health :: ethics and policy 