Guidance
National Vaccine Policy
A National Vaccine Policy with specific relevance to local vaccine needs is required to guide decision-making and develop a long-term plan to strengthen the whole vaccine program and not just a component. This National Vaccine Policy does not intend to cover all aspects of immunization service delivery or is not a detailed guideline on specific vaccine. This Policy document intends to provide broader policy guidelines and framework to guide the creation of evidence base to justify need for Research and Development (R&D), production, procurement, quality assessment of vaccines for UIP in India. This document also addresses the broad issues of strengthening the institutional framework, processes, evidence base and framework required for decision making for new vaccine introduction, addresses vaccine-security & program management, regulatory issues, and product development.
Languages
- English
Publication year
2011
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Programme management
Countries
- India
Tags
- Policy and legislation
WHO Regions
- South-East Asia Region
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