Over 5,000 kilometres separate Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste, but there are strong parallels between the countries’ two health systems. Both have lived through recent devastating internal conflict. Both have had to rebuild and reintegrate their health infrastructure. And, in the past two years, both have also transitioned out of Gavi support to take fully responsibility … Read More
Find the latest news related to achieving sustainable and equitable immunisation programmes, as well as the archive of past Linked newsletter issues.
Results 231 - 240 of 242
What You Should Know About Global Health Financing Transitions: Five Key Takeaways
Projected Health Financing Transitions: Timeline and Magnitude, a new working paper that was recently released, maps out an indicative timeline of transition through 2040 across five global health financing mechanisms, including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Research findings from the paper show that: By 2040, Gavi will see major transformations of its funding portfolios Countries in … Read More
Transitioning Financial Responsibility for Health Programs from External Donors to Developing Countries: Key Issues and Recommendations for Policy and Research
This paper, published in the Journal of Global Health, explains why the transition of financing responsibility for health programs from external donors to domestic governments is picking up momentum; highlights the main challenges that countries and donors face in achieving smooth transitions that preserve health gains; points to the key strategies and tools that should … Read More
Materials from LNCT Webinar, ‘Where to Find Information on Vaccine Product, Price, Procurement, & Markets’ Now Available
The LNCT webinar, ‘Where to Find Information on Vaccine Product, Price, Procurement, & Markets,’ took place on 31 May 2018. The webinar materials were presented by Renia Coghlan, Vaccine Supply | Market Analytics, World Health Organization. If you were not able to attend the webinar or would like to review the materials, you can find … Read More
Are Tough Times Ahead for Countries Graduating from Foreign Aid?
During the next few years, over a dozen middle-income countries are likely to transition away from multilateral concessional assistance—that is, grants and loans that offer flexible or lenient terms for repayment—including support from International Development Association (IDA) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. There are good reasons to worry these countries, including Nigeria and Pakistan, will … Read More
Updated Template for Key Messages on ‘Why Investing in Immunization is a Priority’
New data on the equity impact of lives saved and medical impoverishment averted from immunization has been included in the template of key messages. Get the updated slidedeck template here, and access the original article here.
TVEE Publishes Open Source Health Economics Courses on OpenCourseWare
The Teaching Vaccine Economics Everywhere (TVEE) project is pleased to announce that three modules from its vaccine economics curriculum are now available to the public for free on the JHSPH OpenCourseWare (OCW). The modules published are Health Economics for Vaccines, Costing in Vaccine Planning and Programming, and Economic Evaluation and are available here. Anybody can … Read More
The Equity Impact Vaccines May Have On Averting Deaths And Medical Impoverishment In Developing Countries
A team of researchers modeled the equity impact of lives saved and medical impoverishment averted from immunization over the period 2016-30 in 41 low and middle income countries (DHS survey availability determined which countries were selected for inclusion). Of our 15 LNCT member countries, data from Armenia, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Timor-Leste were included in … Read More
New Rotavirus Vaccine Prequalified by WHO
Bharat Biotech announced that ROTAVAC® has achieved pre-qualification by the World Health Organization (WHO), making it available for procurement by United Nations agencies and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, for use in low-resource countries. ROTAVAC is substantially cheaper than current rotavirus vaccines on the global market and will be available at $1/dose. Read more about ROTAVAC’s … Read More
LNCT Welcomes Curatio
The Curatio International Foundation (CIF) has joined the Learning Network for Countries in Transition as a regional partner based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Curatio brings a thorough understanding of the financial and programmatic aspects of immunization programs, expertise in health systems, financing and policy, and extensive experience on transition and sustainability of Gavi supported programs. Curatio will work … Read More