RBM Executive Committee Report

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RBM Executive CommitteeReport Vision

• First-ever EC only 6 months of work together
  experiment of sorts
• Up to next Board Chair/VC as to whether another
  EC will be formed
• VC or Chair can assign of that committee to
  another Board member to Chair
• Hope to have set precedent for working together,
  streamline decision making processes, make
  interim action possible networking ability
• Recommend Secretariat staff to be allocated to
  EC that it not be enlarged that it have one
  meeting in person per quarter

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Performance

• Constant theme shared purpose, work plan and
  workloadreliant on each other and sustained
  effort is always borrowed
• 4 tiers of performance (1) Secretariat (2)
  Hosting (3) RBM Working Groups (4) Macro
  Indicators (Abuja Goals, Dakar Milestones,
  Scorecard, GF performance, HWG)
• Considerations in Evaluation appropriately
  funded staffed
• See EC approved criteria re Secretariat
  performance indicators
• Hosting, tier 2, will be refined end of May at
  MOU evaluation
• MOTION Establishment of Board Subcommittee on
  Performance

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RBM Working Groups

• Classify WG products and budgets for May 2007-May
  2008 period so that they support the Partnership
  mission of "To work together to enable sustained
  delivery and use of the most effective prevention
  and treatment for those affected most by malaria
  by promoting increased investment in health
  systems and incorporation of malaria control into
  all relevant multi-sector activities".
• Parameters Are work-plans and products
  relevant, timely, SUFI-aligned and are groups
  properly funded, mobilized, organized and
  engaged - or is there is better use of time and
  resources.
• IF YES, confirm work-plan, functions,
  approve/re-allocate budget
• IF NO, advise on direction, co-join or transition
  to technical WGs
• In particular, consensus-building Working Groups
  may want to outline products and provide required
  expertise through its Harmonization WG, to meet
  it short term performance targets of
• 50 GFATM Round 7 application success rate (80
  in the 19 countries receiving focused support)
• 100 Phase 2 GF malaria grant renewal rates
• 80 of "A" scores in implementing existing
  resources
• Whats missing is focal point mechanism that
  correlates and connects the work of all WGs.

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Governance

• EC formed, individual membership confirmed,
  mechanisms established for communication with
  Board
• New Board members elected for May 2007
• Consultations with GMP clarifying roles and
  responsibilities between RBM WGs and Technical
  Expert Groups
• EC approved additional NGO seat (North) Board
  verified in electronic vote
• Hosting Evaluation - end of May
• Working Groups have initiated the work-planning
  process in line with November recommendations
• Overall work-planning and budgeting (and then
  financing) products and goals as a full annual
  process solidified
• MOTION Alternating transition years between
  Chair Vice Chair propose this Vice Chair term
  run for only one year.

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Secretariat

• Secretariat staffing 23/24 out of 29 FTEs in
  post only 4 of which are FTs delays in post
  descriptions recruitment still operating on
  close to November 2006 staff levels
• Secondments!
• EC recommendations/discussions
• Quick Financing Facility (COO/CFO quarterly
  donor meeting)
• Board relations/support
• Enlarged HWG network, staffing and support
• Research WG/Future Technology Focus
• US Satellite

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Implementation Transparency

• Various Instruments in Process
• PSCWG commodity tracking
• Partnership tool exists.Question is How we
  input accurate data on a recurrent basis and who
  manages the warehouse, with which resources
• Mapping
• Scorecard
• Dakar Appeal

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Next EC

• Achieve 2007 Partnership targets Round 7
  improved performance at country level
• Continue to close financial gaps at country level
  
• SUPPLY
• New donors
• Specific attention to MAWG
• Ensure performance tiers 2 4 (Host Macro
  indicators) are developed and integrated
• Establish Permanent hosting situation
• Accountability - deploy tools that measure
  partner performance
• Roll out Malaria Indicator Survey
• Resolution on Scorecard
• Institute global mapping system for advocacy and
  transparency purposes
• Formal election process?
• Decisions on 3 WGs HWG work-plan expansion -
  July 1, 2007

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Performance and Governance

• MOTION
• Establishment of Board Subcommittee on
  Performance
• Alternating transition years between Chair Vice
  Chair propose this Vice Chair term run for only
  one year.