IFFIm governance
The GAVI Secretariat provides support to two independent boards of directors: the IFFIm Board and the GAVI Fund Affiliate Board, which act on behalf of the two entities created to make IFFIm operational. The IFFIm Board is responsible for the management of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company (IFFIm), registered as a UK Charity with number 1115413.
Current IFFIm Board membership
Alan R. Gillespie,
CBE (Chair)
Michèle Boccoz
John Cummins
Dayanath Chandrajith Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
Member since January 2006
Dayanath Jayasuriya is currently the Senior Partner of Asian Pathfinder
Legal Consultancy and Drafting Services, a firm specialising in medical
law and WTO-related matters and a Visiting Professor of Mercantile
Law at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Dr Jayasuriya
received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ceylon
and his Ph.D. from the University of Colombo. He was enrolled as an
Attorney-at-Law in 1973. Dr Jayasuriya’s career, while focused
on law and social policy, has been diverse with postings in government
and several UN agencies. In Sri Lanka he has served as Senior State
Counsel, Department of the Attorney-General; as the Director General
and CEO. Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka; and as the
Chairman of that Commission as well as the Insurance Board of Sri
Lanka. His postings in the United Nations include Head, UNAIDS Secretariat
in Pakistan and UNAIDS Country Coordinator, Government of Pakistan;
Consultant to the World Health Organization on international health
law and drug and vaccine regulation; Chief Technical Adviser, UN International
Drug Control Programme; and UNDP Regional Adviser on HIV and Development
in Asia and the Pacific. Dr Jayasuriya is the Founding President of
the South Asian Insurance Regulators' Forum and has been a Visiting
Fellow at Harvard University, Boston. He is the author of several
books published by the World Health Organization, UNDP, Commonwealth
Secretariat and UNESCO, as well as of numerous articles, published
in such notable journals as the International Journal of Law and Family,
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, International Digest
of Health Legislation, UN Bulletin on Narcotics, World Health Forum,
and others.
Arunma Oteh
Functions of the IFFIm Board
The IFFIm Board:
- Reviews and approves requests for funding from IFFIm, submitted
by the GAVI Fund Affiliate Board, taking the following factors into
consideration:
- that the request is materially complete, and is in accordance with the GAVI strategic objectives and programme principles;
- the ability of IFFIm to raise funds necessary to meet the request, given market conditions and other factors;
- the funding, liquidity and other operating strategies approved by the IFFIm Board following consultation with the Treasury Manager;
- any additional requirements specified in the various documentation to which IFFIm is a party.
IFFIm Board meetings
In principle, the IFFIm Board intends to meet in person on a quarterly basis, and by telephone, as needed. Meeting agendas are prepared by the Board Chair, through consultation with the Treasury Manager, IFFIm’s legal counsel, and other advisers.
