Background Immunization directly impacts health (SDG3) and brings a contribution to 14 out
of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as ending poverty, reducing hunger …

Background Competing priorities make using a transparent and evidence-based approach
important when deciding to recommend new vaccines. We conducted a literature review to …

The 2011 edition of the South African Health Review noted the historic release of the Green
Paper on National Health Insurance (NHI) that year, and predicted that" accurate data on …

Over the 5-year period ending in 2018, 16 countries with a combined birth cohort of over 6
million infants requiring life-saving immunizations are scheduled to transition (graduate) …

Background To inform national healthcare authorities whether quadrivalent influenza
vaccines (QIVs) provide better value for money than trivalent influenza vaccines (TIVs), we …

Abstract Background Public–private partnerships (PPPs), widely used as a means of
leveraging the skills, expertise and resources of the private sector to mutual advantage …

Vaccination provides many health and economic benefits to individuals and society, and
public support for immunization programs is generally high. However, the benefits of …

Abstract Background In Uganda, there are persistent weaknesses in obtaining accurate,
reliable and complete data on local and external investments in immunization to guide …

Background Health policy makers often have to face decisions on whether and how to
incorporate new vaccines into immunisation plans. This study aims to review and catalogue …

Background Influenza accounts for a substantial number of deaths and hospitalisations
annually in South Africa. To address this disease burden, the South African National …