The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has seen large increases in governmental and donor funding for routine immunization and polio eradication activities, however, there have been slow changes to vaccination coverage rates. A new article in BMJ Global Health highlights the key outcomes of the first Presidential Forum held in the DRC in 2019 as a public commitment to increasing childhood immunisation and ensuring the country remains polio-free. These outcomes include the signing of the Kinshasa Declaration, which formally set targets and specified national, provincial and community-level commitments to vaccination and polio eradication. As of 2023, three Forums have been conducted to reiterate political commitment to routine immunisation in the DRC. This type of high-level commitment could serve as a template for other countries struggling to have high engagement as targets for polio eradication and strengthened routine immunisation are set for 2025–2030.
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