GAVI Alliance steps up transparency on oversight of its cash programmes

GAVI Alliance steps up transparency on oversight of its cash programmes

GAVI Alliance

Geneva, 30 March 2011 – To further increase transparency of the oversight of its cash-based support, the GAVI Alliance announced today that it will make public when it suspends a cash programme to investigate possible misuse of funds.

“Our mission is to make sure life-saving vaccines reach even the poorest children and cash-support programmes help make that happen,” said Helen Evans, GAVI interim CEO. “But we do not tolerate any abuse of funds that puts children at risk.”

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