Africa: Gavi Welcomes Appointment of Global Health Leader Prof Helen Rees As Chair of Vaccine Investment Strategy Steering Committee

The Vaccine Investment Strategy Steering Committee provides guidance to Gavi's evidence-based process to identify new and under-used vaccines of the highest importance to Gavi-supported countries and with the greatest need for financial support for inclusion into Gavi's future portfolio.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance appointed global health leader Professor Helen Rees as the Chair of its Vaccine Investment Strategy Steering Committee. Prof Rees is an expert in vaccine implementation and delivery, vaccine research and development, regulatory science and infectious disease epidemiology.

Prof Rees is internationally renowned for her work in vaccines, HIV prevention and reproductive health. She has over 250 publications and has received many national and international awards for her contributions to African and global health. Prof Rees currently chairs several World Health Organization committees and working groups, including the African Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group and the IHR Emergency Review Committee on Polio; and is Co-Chair of WHO's Ebola Vaccine Working Group and the COVAX Facility's Independent Product Group. She is a member of the IHR Emergency Committee on COVID-19, and of the SAGE Working Group on COVID-19 vaccines.

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