IMFIN brief 16: Immunization financing legislation and regulation

How can immunization legislation create a legal commitment to immunization and support sustainable immunization financing? What are the common elements of immunization legislation and regulation?

Key points

• Immunization advocates consider legislation to be a powerful tool in support of sustainable immunization financing because it provides a legal commitment to immunization and an operational framework for immunization services.
• Legislation can be effective only if it is enforced and implemented by the government.
• Immunization legislation frequently includes three types of legal provisions: operational, declarative, and financial.