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Making new vaccines affordable: a comparison of financing processes used to develop and deploy new meningococcal and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

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posted on 2023-06-08, 17:37 authored by James R Hargreaves, Brian Greenwood, Charles Clift, Akshay Goel, Anne Roemer-MahlerAnne Roemer-Mahler, Richard Smith, David Heyman
Mechanisms to increase access to health products are varied and controversial. Two innovative mechanisms have been used to accelerate the development of low-price supply lines for conjugate vaccines. The Meningitis Vaccine Project is a so-called push mechanism that facilitated technology transfer to an Indian company to establish capacity to manufacture a vaccine. The Advanced Market Commitment for pneumococcal vaccines is a so-called pull mechanism that guarantees companies a supplement paid in addition to the purchase price for vaccines for a specific period. We compare these approaches, identifying key dimensions of each and considering their potential for replication. We also discuss issues that the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) face now that these new vaccines are available. Progress towards GAVI's strategic aims is needed and funding is crucial. Approaches that decrease the financial pressure on GAVI and greatly increase political and financial engagement by low-income countries should also be considered.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Lancet

ISSN

0140-6736

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

9806

Volume

378

Page range

1885-1893

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  • International Relations Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2014-06-17

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