Tracking resources spent on immunization is essential for understanding spending patterns and monitoring progress as countries continue to adopt new vaccines and transition towards self-financing.
This study aims to utilize the most recent data on government spending on routine immunization and vaccines from WHO/UNICEF’s Joint Reporting Form (JRF), country Comprehensive Multi-Year Plan (cMYP), country co-financing data for Gavi, and WHO National Health Accounts (NHA) to provide an updated comparison of available data sources, with a focus on identifying strengths and limitations of the available data.
The study analysis depicts that from the JRF data, the median government spending per surviving infant on routine immunization was $19.14 and $12.74 on vaccines. By contrast, reported government spending on vaccines from the NHA data (median $10.61) was about one-half of the reported JRF spending and even lower ($3) from the cMYP data with a median of $8.09.
The study result also shows that routine immunization spending reported through the cMYP was nearly double that said through the JRF and almost four times higher than that reported through the NHA. The comparative analysis of this study provides a degree of confidence in the validity of existing reporting mechanisms for routine immunization and vaccine spending while highlighting areas for potential improvements.
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