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    Ensuring access to affordable, timely vaccines in emergencies

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    Authors
    Elder, K
    Saitta, B
    Tanja, D
    Elder, G
    Close, R
    Scourse, R
    Kahn, P
    Scheele, S
    Miriam, A
    Erickson, E
    Ducomble, T
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    Affiliation
    MSF Access Campaign / MSF USA
    Issue Date
    2019-10-28
    Submitted date
    2019-12
    
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    Journal
    Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    Abstract
    Vaccination is an effective intervention to reduce disease, disability, death and health inequities worldwide. Over the last two decades, vaccines have become more accessible in low-income countries; however, significant gaps remain, particularly in humanitarian emergencies, where populations face increased risks of many diseases. In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) published Vaccination in acute humanitarian emergencies: a framework for decision-making, to provide guidance on which vaccines to prioritize during emergencies.1 However, substantial obstacles, especially high prices for new vaccines, hinder implementation of this framework and of critical vaccination activities in emergency settings. In response to these challenges, global health stakeholders held a series of consultations in 2016 and proposed a WHO-based mechanism, the Humanitarian Mechanism, for the rapid procurement of affordable vaccines during emergencies, to be used by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, United Nations (UN) agencies and governments. Here we present the background of the creation of the mechanism from the perspective of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), including a description of our past challenges in accessing affordable pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV; Box 1), a critical vaccine during many emergencies. We then describe how the mechanism has so far facilitated access to more affordable PCV and outline steps that could increase its potential for saving lives.
    Publisher
    WHO Press
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/619540
    DOI
    10.2471/blt.18.228585
    Type
    journal-article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0042-9686
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.2471/blt.18.228585
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