Since 2000, GAVI provided essential support for an unprecedented increase in the use of hepatitis B (HepB) and Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) containing vaccines in resource poor countries. This increase was supported with significant funding from international donors, intended to be time-limited. To assess the sustainability of this important expansion of the global access to vaccines, the authors of this article reviewed supply chains, financial resources for procurement and decision-making in countries that introduced hepatitis B or Hib vaccines with GAVI support.
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WHO-UNICEF Joint Statement on Vaccine Donations
This joint statement is intended to provide guidance to achieve “Good Donations Practice” for both vaccine donors and recipients, and to serve as a basis for preparing national or institutional donations guidelines.
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Guide to Working with Parliaments to Promote Children’s Health
This guide serves as an introduction to parliamentary practice and provides examples of how UNICEF has successfully engaged parliaments to promote the rights of children. The guide also provides a list of resources for further information on parliamentary engagement as well as an appendix that includes a focus on parliamentary support for achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 and parliamentary engagement by UNICEF National Committees.
… ContinuedProposal for Framework Act on Vaccination for Latin America
Vaccination has saved millions of human lives. As a measure of prevention of transmissible diseases, immunization has proved to be a highly efficient and cost-effective public policy, without mentioning its great economic and social value as regards its administration. Several achievements as regards immunization in Latin America, particularly the eradication of poliomyelitis and measles during the nineties, have confirmed this fact.
… ContinuedThe Value of Vaccination
With the spread of immunization having stalled in many parts of the world, a wider look at its benefits is timely. In this paper, the authors discuss the value of vaccination from a broad perspective. As well as the health benefits, we examine the cost of vaccine programs and their economic impacts. Vaccination has proved a cost-effective and remarkably efficient way of improving health,
… ContinuedSub-national Management of Immunization Services During Health Sector Reform (HSR)
This document is the final installment of WHO’s three-part fact sheet on health sector reform. This sheet serves as a short guide for implementation and monitoring of the health sector reform process as it applies to immunization programs.
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Health Sector Reform (HSR): The Impact of Health Sector Development on Immunization Services
This document is part of a three-part series of fact sheets on health sector reform published by WHO. As the first in the series, the document defines health sector reform and provides background on the process. It also specifically addresses considerations for improving quality and equity of immunization services.
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Health Sector Reform (HSR): Fact Sheet for National Managers
This document is the second in a three-part series of fact sheets on health sector reform published by WHO. Outlined in the sheet are the roles and responsibilities of national managers during the health reform process, including reform of immunization programs.
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Procurement of Vaccine for Public-sector Programmes
Published by the World Health Organization’s Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, this is a detailed, step-by-step model for vaccine procurement, with critical background information and reference material for procurement personnel.
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Immunization and Health Reform: Making Reforms Work for Immunization
This document has been prepared in response to concerns about the implications of health sector reforms upon EPI. The document is intended to provide guidance for national immunization programs in countries that are undertaking health sector reforms, and for donors providing technical assistance and funding to those countries. Zambia and Uganda were visited while preparing the guideline, which also refers to experience from other places.
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