Tanzania pledges to work with GAVI in conducting immunization programmes conrywide
Tanzania's Ministry of Health has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with GAVI to enhance national immunization programs. The country has achieved over 90% vaccine coverage and is now developing a new strategy for 2026–2030 to further protect children from preventable diseases.
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This partnership demonstrates the impact of international health alliances on improving public health outcomes in developing nations.
DODOMA: THE Ministry of Health will continue working with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) to improve immunisation services and protect the health of Tanzanians.
The statement was made in Dodoma by Emmanuel Tayari, Deputy Permanent Secretary responsible for Medicines and Medical Devices, who represented the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Grace Magembe, during a meeting with GAVI representatives and stakeholders in Tanzania.
The meeting reviewed the implementation of the country’s five-year immunisation programme covering the period from 2021 to 2025.
Tayari said the partnership between Tanzania and GAVI began more than a decade ago, with more than 597m US dollars invested to strengthen immunisation services in the country.
He said Tanzania had made significant progress in vaccine coverage, with immunisation rates for various vaccines exceeding 90 percent, above the global target of 80 percent.
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