GAVI CONTINUES TOOPER PERFORM ON THE GLOBAL AID TRANSPARENCY INDEX

• Gavi ranked in the highest category of 50 international development organizations assessed in the 2022 Aid Transparency Index.
• Gavi was recognized for improving its overall performance and consistently publishing data in the International Aid Transparency Index.
• Pascal Barollier, General Director of Public Participation and Information Services at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: “We are proud of these results. Our commitment to transparency is fundamental to ensuring that we generate impact in the countries we support.”

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has been included in the highest category of “Very Good” in Publish What You Fund's 2022 Aid Transparency Index published today, ranking eighth among the top 50 international development organizations analyzed. This is the fourth time Gavi has received the highest ranking in the only global aid transparency index.

Publish What You Fund credited Gavi for improving its overall performance and consistently publishing data in the International Aid Transparency Index. With a score of 87.1, Gavi's rating in the "very good" category is higher than in 2020, a reflection of organizations' continued commitment to building and improving systems and processes in support of transparency.

“Transparency makes better organizations. Not only is it critical for our donors, recipient governments, civil society and other stakeholders, but it is critical to ensuring Gavi has an impact in the countries we support,” said Pascal Barollier, Director General of Public Engagement and Funding Services. Gavi information. “We are proud of these results and, as in the past, we will use analysis to build on the progress made and continue to improve in the years to come.”

Recognizing the role transparency plays in ensuring vaccination programs are sustainable and inclusive for all stakeholders, Gavi has made significant efforts to continually improve its systems, including addressing key areas of improvement highlighted by Publish What You Fund in last. The implementation of specific measures, for example those related to information and data management, led Gavi to move from the “good” category to the “very good” category in 2020.

The decision to give Gavi one of the highest scores in its history is particularly significant given that, since 2020, it has been co-chair of COVAX, together with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization. Health (WHO), working with key delivery partner UNICEF, to ensure that people in all corners of the world can access COVID-19 vaccines once they are available. This incredible additional complexity required Gavi to innovate even further to ensure transparency remained at the heart of all aspects of its work, including the management of the COVAX Facility.

The Aid Transparency Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the world's leading development agencies. It is an initiative of the non-governmental organization Publish What You Fund, which champions aid and development transparency as key drivers of inclusive decision-making, public accountability and lasting change. Gavi was a founding signatory of the International Aid Transparency Initiative in 2008 and uses this global standard to publish its aid information.
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"Building Gavi's Greenhouse": Read more about the evolution of Gavi's transparency work, including at COVAX, here.

About Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public-private partnership that helps vaccinate half of the world's children against some of the world's deadliest diseases. Since its creation in 2000, Gavi has helped immunize an entire generation (more than 888 million children) and prevented more than 15 million future deaths, helping to halve child mortality in 73 low-income countries. Gavi also plays a key role in improving global health security by supporting health systems and financing the global stockpile of Ebola, cholera, meningococcus and yellow fever vaccines. After two decades of progress, Gavi is now focused on protecting the next generation, especially zero-dose children who have not received a single vaccine. The Vaccine Alliance employs innovative finance and the latest technology, from drones to biometrics, to save millions more lives, prevent outbreaks before they can spread, and help countries on the path to self-sufficiency. Learn more at www.gavi.org and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

Gavi is co-convener of COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, together with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF . In his role, Gavi focuses on COVAX procurement and delivery: coordinating the design, implementation and administration of the COVAX Facility and Gavi COV.