In the last 50 years alone, vaccines have saved 154 million lives. That’s 6 people every minute, for five decades. But there are still millions of children who receive zero doses of vaccines - 1 in 3 of these children currently live in middle-income countries. What should be done to ensure these children get the vaccines they need? And to ensure no child is left behind.
Today IA2030 has launched an in-depth review on increasing immunization in middle-income countries that highlights four key actions needed:
1 – Middle-income countries need to sustain or increase financing of vaccines depending on context: vaccines need to be considered part of the package of essential health services.
2 – Vaccines can cost 10x more in middle-income countries than GAVI eligible countries: vaccines suppliers must ensure improved availability and affordability of vaccines for middle-income countries, and countries should consider procuring vaccines from diverse manufacturing bases.
3 – Often due to lagging introductions, coverage of newer vaccines in middle-income countries is much lower than IA2030 targets: strong evidence-based decision-making is needed to support how vaccines are prioritized and delivered.
4 – Middle-income countries have high and growing internal inequities in vaccine coverage: we need to create stronger demand for vaccines in communities and tailor vaccine outreach to local contexts.
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