The Global Vaccine Action Plan - insights into its utility, application, and ways to strengthen future plans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The pace of global progress must increase if the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) goals are to be achieved by 2020. We administered a two-phase survey to key immunization stakeholders to assess the utility and application of GVAP, including how it has impacted country immunization programs, and to find ways to strengthen the next 10-year plan.

Methods

For the Phase I survey, an online questionnaire was sent to global immunization stakeholders in summer 2017. The Phase II survey was sent to regional and national immunization stakeholders in summer 2018, including WHO Regional Advisors on Immunization, Expanded Programme on Immunization managers, and WHO and UNICEF country representatives from 20 countries. Countries were selected based on improvements (10) versus

SUBMITTER: Daugherty MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10801777 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature