Hello East Villagers!

I am currently on my way to Hanoi, Vietnam, for the 4^th Annual GAVI Partner’s Forum, which begins tomorrow.  After a 14 hour flight (in which I literally slept for 12 hours thanks to the lack of sleep during the Team HBV Conference) I have a layover in Taipei, Taiwan, and there is free internet!

Here is some information about the GAVI Meeting:

GAVI's partners and stakeholders will gather in Hanoi, Vietnam from 18-20 November 2009 for the 4th GAVI Partners' Forum.

Programme  for the Partners' Forum now available

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The 2009 GAVI Partners’ Forum will provide a unique platform for partners to exchange ideas about opportunities and challenges ahead, and to provide feedback on GAVI’s policies and strategy for the next five years through 2015. 

The meeting will gather distinguished global health leaders and a wide range of international delegates from GAVI-eligible countries and from donor countries, representatives of civil society organisations, technical experts and private sector partners. 

We will hear from developing countries about their experiences in fighting vaccine-preventable disease, share best practices and reflect on lessons learnt. We will discuss challenges ahead – particularly given the current economic climate – and the way forward to fulfill GAVI’s mission of saving children's lives and protecting people's health through increased access to immunisation. 

Updates on the meeting and follow-up on the Team HBV Conference coming soon!

All the best,

Alena