> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # COVAX - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/covax/ - Published: 1999-01-02T14:21:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-26T00:49:41.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization **COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX)**[\[1\]](#fn1) is the vaccines pillar of the [Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Access-to-COVID-19-Tools-Accelerator) (ACT-Accelerator), co-led by the [Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Coalition-for-Epidemic-Preparedness-Innovations) (CEPI), [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance), and the [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO), alongside key delivery partner UNICEF. In the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization Revolving Fund for Access to Vaccines is the recognized procurement agent for COVAX.[\[2\]](#fn2) COVAX was also supported by the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access (CVIA).[\[3\]](#fn3) ## History In 2020, UNICEF “established a landmark joint charter with the [World Economic Forum](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Economic-Forum) in which 18 airline and logistics companies pledged to prioritize the transport of [COVID-19 vaccines](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-vaccine) procured through the COVAX Facility”[\[4\]](#fn4) As of April 7, 2021, COVAX had reached supply agreements for 7 COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including:[\[5\]](#fn5) - [AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/AstraZeneca-COVID-19-vaccine) - [Janssen COVID-19 vaccine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Janssen-COVID-19-vaccine) - Novavax COVID-19 vaccine - [Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pfizer-BioNTech-COVID-19-vaccine) - Sanofi-GlaxoSmithKline COVID-19 vaccine On April 14, 2021, COVAX hosted a workshop titled "Multivalent COVID vaccines to help address emergence of variants: CMC and clinical implications." Participants included representatives from the [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Bill-Melinda-Gates-Foundation), [Health Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Health-Canada), [Bavarian Nordic](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Bavarian-Nordic), [Merck](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Merck), CEPI, [Seqirus](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/CSL-Seqirus), the University of Geneva, Sanofi, [Moderna](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Moderna), Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and the WHO.[\[6\]](#fn6) ### Advanced Market Commitment The COVID-19 Vaccines Advance Market Commitment (COVAX AMC) is a financing instrument allowing donors to finance the delivery of vaccines to nations out of the COVAX Facility. #### One World Protected COVAX AMC was presented at the Gavi COVAX AMC 2021 Investment Opportunity Launch Event, otherwise named One World Protected, on April 15, 2021.[\[7\]](#fn7) The virtual event was hosted by José Manuel Barroso, Chair of the [Gavi](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) Board; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken; and acting United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Gloria Steele.[\[8\]](#fn8) Attendees of One World Protected event included:[\[9\]](#fn9) | Name | Country or Region | Affiliation | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Wahid Majrooh | Afghanistan | Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan | | Ghulam Dastagir Nazary | Afghanistan | National Expanded Program on Immunization (NEPI) | | Margaret Agama-Anyeti | [African Union](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/African-Union) | African Union Division of Health, Nutrition and Population | | Sílvia Lutucuta | Angola | Angola Ministry of Health (MINSA) | | Marise Payne | Australia | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | | Bernhard Fattinger | Austria | Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations | | Simone Knapp | Austria | Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs | | Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal | Austria | Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs | | Antonio Gambini | Belgium | Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (FPS Foreign Affairs) | | Meryame Kitir | Belgium | Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (FPS Foreign Affairs) | | Benjamin Hounkpatin | Benin | Benin Ministry of Health | | Tashi Phuntsho | Benin | Benin Ministry of Health | | Dechen Wangmo | Bhutan | Bhutan Ministry of Health | | Charlemagne Ouédraogo | Burkina Faso | Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso | | Karina Gould | Canada | Global Affairs Canada | | Ulisses Correia e Silva | Cape Verde | Prime Minister of Cape Verde | | Arlindo do Rosário | Cape Verde | Cape Verde Ministry of Health and Social Security | | Marcel Mbeko Simaleko | Central African Republic | Central African Republic Ministry of Public Health and Population | | Chen Xu | China | Ambassador from China | | Iván Duque | Colombia | President of Colombia | | Aboubacar Said Anli | Comoros | Comoros Ministry of Health | | Félix Tshisekedi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | | Flemming Møller Mortensen | Denmark | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark | | Nevine El Nahas | Egypt | Egypt Ministry of Health and Population | | Mohamed Hassany | Egypt | Egypt Ministry of Health and Population | | Hala Zayed | Egypt | Egypt Ministry of Health and Population (MDHP) | | Nayib Bukele | El Salvador | President of El Salvador | | Alejandro Duarte | El Salvador | Organismo Fiscalizador de Asocios Público-Privados (OFAPP) | | Rosibel Menendez | El Salvador | Permanent Mission of the Republic of El Savador to the United Nations | | Andres Rundu | Estonia | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia | | Lizzy Nkosi | Eswatini | Ministry of Health Eswatini | | Josep Borrell | European Union | [European Commission](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/European-Commission) | | Ville Skinnari | Finland | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland | | Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne | France | Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) | | Gerd Müller | Germany | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) | | Nana Akufo-Addo | Ghana | President of Ghana | | Magda Robalo Correia e Silva | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau Ministry of Public Health | | Frank C.S. Anthony | Guyana | Ministry of Health Guyana | | Marie Gréta Roy Clement | Haiti | Ministry of Public Health and Population of Haiti | | Nery Cerrato | Honduras | Ministry of Health of Honduras | | Alba Consuelo Flores | Honduras | Ministry of Health of Honduras | | María Mjöll Jónsdóttir | Iceland | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland | | Retno Marsudi | Indonesia | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia | | Francesca Manno | Italy | Italy Ministry of Economy and Finance Department of Treasury | | Marina Sereni | Italy | Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | | Satoshi Ezoe | Japan | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) | | Toshimitsu Motegi | Japan | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) | | Takayuki Okubo | Japan | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan | | Keiichi Ono | Japan | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) | | Mutahi Kagwe | Kenya | Kenya Ministry of Health | | Collins Tabu | Kenya | National Vaccines and Immunization Program | | Arben Vitia | Kosovo | Ministry of Health of Kosovo | | Manuel Tonner | Luxembourg | Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade | | Jean Louis Rakotovao | Madagascar | Ministry of Public Health of Madagascar | | Khumbize Chiponda | Malawi | Ministry of Health Malawi | | Ahmed Naseem | Maldives | Ministry of Health Maldives | | Siby Fanta | Mali | Ministry of Health and Social Development of Mali | | Mohamed Nedhirou Hamed | Mauritania | Ministry of Health of Mauritania | | Maia Sandu | Moldova | President of Moldova | | Yanjmaa Binderiya | Mongolia | Mongolia Ministry of Health | | Enkhbold Sereejav | Mongolia | Mongolia Ministry of Health | | Hridayesh Tripathi | Nepal | Nepal Ministry of Health and Population | | Sigrid Kaag | Netherlands | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands | | Jacinda Ardern | New Zealand | Prime Minister of New Zealand | | Ranaou Abache | Niger | Niger Ministry of Public Health | | Faisal Shuaib | Nigeria | National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) | | Erna Solberg | Norway | Prime Minister of Norway | | Yasser Bouzia | Palestine | Palestinian Ministry of Health | | Vince Dizon | Philippines | Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), National Task Force Against COVID-19 | | Francisco Duque III | Philippines | Department of Health Philippines | | António Costa | Portugal | Prime Minister of Portugal | | Guilherme Duarte | Portugal | Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations | | Rui Macieira | Portugal | Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations | | Daniel Ngamije | Rwanda | Ministry of Health of Rwanda | | Edgar Manuel Agostinho Azevedo das Neves | São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé and Príncipe Ministry of Health | | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah | Saudi Arabia | King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) | | Abdullah Assiri | Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health | | [Awa Marie Coll-Seck](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Awa-Marie-Coll-Seck) | Senegal | Ministry of Health and Social Action | | Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr | Senegal | Ministry of Health and Social Action | | Austin Demby | Sierra Leone | Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone | | Vivian Balakrishnan | Singapore | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore | | Fawziya Abikar Nur | Somalia | Ministry of Health Somalia | | Zweli Mkhize | South Africa | National Department of Health of South Africa | | Dasom Shin | South Korea | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea | | Cho Young-moo | South Korea | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea | | Heesun Shin | South Korea | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations | | Arancha González Laya | Spain | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation | | Stefan Löfven | Sweden | Prime Minister of Sweden | | Christian Frutiger | Switzerland | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) | | Gafur Muhsinzoda | Tajikistan | Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan | | Narciso Fernandes | Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste Ministry of Health | | Moustafa Mijiyawa | Togo | Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Access to Healthcare | | Sabri Bachtobji | Tunisia | Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations | | Mouna Mcharek Hadiji | Tunisia | Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations | | Othman Jerandi | Tunisia | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia | | Jane Ruth Aceng | Uganda | Ministry of Health of Uganda | | Viktor Liashko | Ukraine | Ministry of Health of Ukraine | | Reem Al Hashimy | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs | | Jen Copestake | United Kingdom | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | | Wendy Morton | United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) | | Antony Blinken | United States | [United States Department of State](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-State) | | Jeremy Konyndyk | United States | USAID COVID-19 Task Force | | Elizabeth Noonan | United States | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | | Carmen Tull | United States | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | | Bakhodir Yusupaliev | Uzbekistan | Sanitary-Epidemiological Peace and Public Health Service | | Truong Quoc Cuong | Vietnam | Vietnam Ministry of Health | | Jonas Chanda | Zambia | Ministry of Health Zambia | | Agnes Mahomva | Zimbabwe | Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) | | Amir Addulla | \- | World Food Programme (WFP) | | Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud | \- | Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS) | | Phyllis Arthur | \- | [Biotechnology Innovation Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Biotechnology-Innovation-Organization) (BIO) | | Pascal Barollier | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | José Manuel Barroso | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Nardos Berhanu | \- | Organization of African First Ladies for Development | | Seth Berkley | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Patrick Bertrand | \- | Global Health Advocates | | Pascal Bijleveld | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Albert Bourla | \- | [Pfizer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pfizer) | | Hannah Burris | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Olly Cann | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Joanne Carter | \- | RESULTS | | Jagan Chapagain | \- | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | | Georges Rebelo Chikoti | \- | Organisation of African, Carribean and Pacific States (OACPS) | | Martin Chungong | \- | Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) | | Mauricio Claver-Carone | \- | Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) | | Nicole Clifton | \- | United Parcel Service (UPS), UPS Foundation | | William Cole | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Chris Collins | \- | Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | | Santiago Cornejo | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Elizabeth Cousens | \- | [United Nations Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Nations-Foundation) (UNF) | | Thomas Cueni | \- | International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) | | Mahima Datla | \- | Biological E. Limited | | Alex de Jonquieres | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Christina Dendys | \- | Results Canada | | Karen DeSalvo | \- | Google Health | | Roopa Dhatt | \- | Women in Global Health | | Maty Dia | \- | GFF CSO Hub | | Abdourahmare Diallo | \- | RBM Partnership to End Malaria | | Assietou Diouf | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Philippe Duneton | \- | Unitaid | | Krishna Ella | \- | Bharat Biotech | | Stanley Erck | \- | [Novavax](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Novavax) | | Carissa Etienne | \- | Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) | | Helga Fogstad | \- | Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health | | Henrietta Fore | \- | UNICEF | | Jane Fraser | \- | Citi | | Michael Froman | \- | [Mastercard](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Mastercard) | | Kristalina Georgieva | \- | [International Monetary Fund](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/International-Monetary-Fund) (IMF) | | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | \- | [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO) | | Gargee Ghosh | \- | [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Bill-Melinda-Gates-Foundation) | | Githinji Gihati | \- | Amref Health Africa | | Nikolaj Gilbert | \- | Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) | | Janet Ginnard | \- | Unitaid | | Guillaume Grosso | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Anuradha Gupta | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Vineeta Gupta | \- | ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership | | Franz-Werner Haas | \- | [CureVac](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/CureVac) | | Tom Hart | \- | ONE Campaign | | Lubna Hashmat | \- | Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Programme (CHIP) | | Richard Hatchett | \- | [Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Coalition-for-Epidemic-Preparedness-Innovations) (CEPI) | | Lisa Hilmi | \- | CORE Group | | Dagfinn Høybråten | \- | Norwegian Church Aid | | Werner Hoyer | \- | European Investment Bank (EIB) | | Liz Jarman | \- | Living Goods | | Alan Jope | \- | Unilever | | Etleva Kadilli | \- | UNICEF | | Natalia Kanem | \- | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | | Jun Karube | \- | Toyota Tsusho | | Alfred Kelly | \- | Visa Foundation | | Arush Lal | \- | Women in Global Health | | Kenneth Lay | \- | International Financing Facility for Immunization (IFFIm) | | Laurence Lien | \- | Asia Philanthropy Circle | | Vivian Lopez | \- | Every Woman Every Child | | Alice Macdonald | \- | Project Everyone | | Jelena Madir | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Anne Magege | \- | ELMA Philanthropies | | David Malpass | \- | [World Bank Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Bankp-Group) | | Thabani Maphosa | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Robert Mardini | \- | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | | Esperanza Martinez | \- | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | | Lisha McCormick | \- | Last Mile Health | | Jonathan McKay | \- | Girl Effect | | Fiona McKean | \- | Thistledown Foundation | | Seb Meaney | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Dina Mired | \- | Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) | | Amina J. Mohammed | \- | [United Nations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Nations) (UN) | | J. Stephen Morrison | \- | Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) | | Mamta Murthi | \- | [World Bank Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Bank-Group) | | Fara Ndiaye | \- | Speak Up Africa | | Aurélia Nguyen | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | John Nkengasong | \- | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention | | Michael Nyenhuis | \- | UNICEF USA | | Thomas Pols | \- | Shell | | Sai Prasad | \- | Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network (DCVMN) | | Matt Price | \- | Last Mile Health | | Martha Rebour | \- | [United Nations Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-Nations-Foundation) (UNF) | | Carolyn Reynolds | \- | Pandemic Action Network | | Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist | \- | Vaccine Forward | | Edgar Sandoval | \- | World Vision | | Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Liz Schrayer | \- | U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) | | Noriko Shirasu | \- | RESULTS Japan | | Paolo Sison | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Janti Soeripto | \- | Save the Children | | Anil Soni | \- | WHO Foundation | | Pascal Soriot | \- | [AstraZeneca](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/AstraZeneca) | | Rajinder Suri | \- | Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network (DCVMN) | | Mesfin Tessema | \- | International Rescue Committee (IRC) | | Daniel Thornton | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Luiza Trajano | \- | Magazine Luiza | | Gerda Verburg | \- | Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) | | Antonio Vitorino | \- | International Organization for Migration (IOM) | | Kevin Watkins | \- | Save the Children UK | | Marijke Wijnroks | \- | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | | Lili Wilson | \- | JustActions | | Chizoba Wonodi | \- | International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) | | Zouera Youssaoufou | \- | Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) | | Li Zhang | \- | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | ### Global Vaccine Summit The program was fully launched by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance at the Global Vaccine Summit on June 4, 2021.[\[10\]](#fn10) On June 13, 2021, the [Black Scientists' Task Force on Vaccine Equity](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Black-Scientists-Task-Force-on-Vaccine-Equity) issued a report calling on the [Government of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Government-of-Canada) to "immediately commit to sharing at least 15% of [vaccine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-vaccine) supplies with Caribbean and sub-Saharan African countries" through COVAX.[\[11\]](#fn11) ## Organization Personnel involved in forming and managing COVAX include:[\[12\]](#fn12) | Name | Position | Notes | | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Bruce Aylward | Leadership | \- | | Seth Berkley | Leadership | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Ted Chaiban | Leadership | \- | | Richard Hatchett | Leadership | [Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Coalition-for-Epidemic-Preparedness-Innovations) (CEPI) | | Andrew Jones | Leadership | \- | | Etlava Kadilli | Leadership | \- | | Ann Lindstrand | Leadership | \- | | Richard Mihigo | Leadership | \- | | Aurélia Nguyen | Leadership | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Kate O'Brien | Leadership | \- | | Melanie Saville | Leadership | [Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Coalition-for-Epidemic-Preparedness-Innovations) (CEPI) | | Benjamin Schreiber | Leadership | \- | | Derrick Sim | Leadership | \- | | Soumya Swaminathan | Leadership | \- | | Sona Bari | Chief of Staff | COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP) | | Jennifer Barragan | Chief of Staff | [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO) | | Alex Beecher | Chief of Staff | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Hannah Burris | Chief of Staff | [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gavi-the-Vaccine-Alliance) | | Catherine Mullholland | Chief of Staff | [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO) | | Tara Prasad | Chief of Staff | UNICEF | | Brian Riley | Chief of Staff | [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO) | | Kristine Rose | Chief of Staff | [Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Coalition-for-Epidemic-Preparedness-Innovations) (CEPI) | | Nisha Schumann | Chief of Staff | COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP) | | Stephanie Shendale | Chief of Staff | [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO) | | Joseph Simmonds-Issler | Chief of Staff | [Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Coalition-for-Epidemic-Preparedness-Innovations) (CEPI) | | Claire Willman | Chief of Staff | [Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Coalition-for-Epidemic-Preparedness-Innovations) (CEPI) | | Julika Erfurt | Strategic Coordination Office | \- | | Anouk Petersen | Strategic Coordination Office | \- | | Bart Van de Vyver | Strategic Coordination Office | \- | | Lieven van der Veken | Strategic Coordination Office | \- | | Ozan Akturan | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | Sachin Bhardwaj | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | Annamarie Candler | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | Catherine Clary | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | Lama Gaafar | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | Saira George-Carballo | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | David Humphries | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | Levke Kooistra | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | Violeta Perez Nueno | Governance and Strategic Lead | \- | | Roshni Best | Day-to-Day Operations Coordinator | \- | | Benedict Millinchip | Day-to-Day Operations Coordinator | \- | | Oyeronke Oyebanji | Day-to-Day Operations Coordinator | \- | | Kelly Simpson | Day-to-Day Operations Coordinator | \- | | Kira Skolas | Day-to-Day Operations Coordinator | \- | | Jacqueline von Gottberg | Day-to-Day Operations Coordinator | \- | | Shellee Taylor | Data and Analytics Lead | \- | | Mohammed Badawy | Product Manager | \- | | Conor Eastop | Product Manager | \- | | Hannah Frame | Product Manager | \- | | Jonathan Howard-Brand | Product Manager | \- | | Diana Khromova | Product Manager | \- | | Rachel Larson | Product Manager | \- | | Karrar Karrar | Access and Allocation[\[13\]](#fn13) | Save the Children | | Mercy Annapoorni | Advance Market Commitment Engagement Group | Blossom Trust | | Rudelmar Bueno de Faria | Advance Market Commitment Engagement Group | ACT Alliance | | Farah Qamar | Clinical Development and Operations SWAT | Aga Khan Foundation | | Carla Toko | Country Readiness and Delivery (Communications, Advocacy, Training) | VillageReach | | Kathleen Clark | Country Readiness and Delivery (Coordination) | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | | Mesfin Tessema | COVAX Coordination Meeting (CCM) | International Rescue Committee (IRC) | | Robert Kanwagi | Demand Working Group[\[14\]](#fn14) | World Vision, Vaccine Confidence Project (VCP) | | Michel de Wilde | Independent Product Group[\[15\]](#fn15) | [COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-Vaccine-Task-Force) | | Alain Alsalhani | Manufacturing SWAT | Doctors Without Borders (MSF) | | Awal Ahmed Kariama | Shareholders Council | Rural Initiatives for Self Empowerment-Ghana (RISE-Ghana) | | Sheetal Sharma | Shareholders Council | Safari Doctors | | Rebecca Grais | Technical Review Group | Doctors Without Borders (MSF) | | Jane Barratt | Vaccine Strategy | International Federation on Ageing | ### Donors Financial contributions to the COVAX AMC came from:[\[16\]](#fn16) - Allen & Overy - Analog Devices Foundation - Asia Philanthropy Circle - Asian Development Bank - [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Bill-Melinda-Gates-Foundation) - BlackBerry - Centere - Cisco - Coca-Cola Company - CODE (RED) - Collins Aerospace - Etsy - European Investment Bank (EIB) - ExxonMobil - [Gates Philanthropy Partners](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Gates-Philanthropy-Partners) - Google - King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center - [Mastercard](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Mastercard) - Medline - Nikkei - Okta - PagerDuty - Pratt & Whitney - Private Public Limited (PPL) - Procter & Gamble (P&G) - Reed Hastings - Russell Reynolds Associates - Salesforce - Shell - Spotify - Thistledown Foundation - TikTok - Toyota - UBS - United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) - United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) - Vaccine Forward Initiative - Visa - WHO Foundation via the Go Give One Campaign - [World Bank](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Bank) ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=covax) - [Website](https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVAX) --- 1. *Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations - 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