Creating Sustainable Financing And Support For Immunization Programs In Fifteen Developing Countries

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Publicado en:	Health Affairs vol. 30, no. 6 (Jun 2011), p. 1134-1140
Autor principal:	McQuestion, Michael
Otros Autores:	Gnawali, Devendra, Kamara, Clifford, Kizza, Diana, Mambu-Ma-Disu, Helene, Mbwangue, Jonas, de Quadros, Ciro
Publicado:	The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE
Materias:	Sabin Vaccine Institute Child Child Mortality Developing Countries Financial Support Humans Immunization Programs > economics Immunization Programs > organization & administration Program Development > methods Africa Asia Studies Immunization Funding Developing countries > LDCs Budgets Vaccines Members of Parliament Decentralization Legislation Children & youth Reforms Expenditures Health services Government Government spending Parliaments Health initiatives Financing Sustainability Social Economic
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Resumen:	Immunization programs are important tools for reducing child mortality, and they need to be in place for each new generation. However, most national immunization programs in developing countries are financially and organizationally weak, in part because they depend heavily on funding from foreign sources. Through its Sustainable Immunization Financing Program, launched in 2007, the Sabin Vaccine Institute is working with fifteen African and Asian countries to establish stable internal funding for their immunization programs. The Sabin program advocates strengthening immunization programs through budget reforms, decentralization, and legislation. Six of the fifteen countries have increased their national immunization budgets, and nine are preparing legislation to finance immunization sustainably. Lessons from this work with immunization programs may be applicable in other countries as well as to other health programs. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] Immunization programs are important tools for reducing child mortality, and they need to be in place for each new generation. However, most national immunization programs in developing countries are financially and organizationally weak, in part because they depend heavily on funding from foreign sources. Through its Sustainable Immunization Financing Program, launched in 2007, the Sabin Vaccine Institute is working with fifteen African and Asian countries to establish stable internal funding for their immunization programs. The Sabin program advocates strengthening immunization programs through budget reforms, decentralization, and legislation. Six of the fifteen countries have increased their national immunization budgets, and nine are preparing legislation to finance immunization sustainably. Lessons from this work with immunization programs may be applicable in other countries as well as to other health programs.
ISSN:	0278-2715 1544-5208
Fuente:	ABI/INFORM Global