Challenges to sustainable immunization systems in Gavi transitioning countries.

ABSTRACT: The Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020 (GVAP) aims to extend the full benefit of vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases to all individuals. More than halfway through the Decade of Vaccines, countries classified as Middle-Income by the World Bank struggle to achieve several GVAP targets. Countries transitioning from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, represent a key sub-group of Middle Income Countries. Through a review of available literature on the subject, this study documents the lack of comparative analyses on immunization system performance in countries transitioning from Gavi support. Despite increased emphasis on the importance of programmatic sustainability beyond financing through the Gavi 2016-2020 Strategy and availability of data, existing literature has predominantly docu

SUBMITTER: Cernuschi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203805 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature