Factors influencing the prioritization of vaccines by policymakers in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

• Published in: Health policy and planning Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 363 - 376
• Main Authors: Guillaume, Dominique, Meyer, Diane, Waheed, Dur-e-Nayab, Schlieff, Meike, Muralidharan, Kirthini, Chou, Victoria B, Limaye, Rupali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 16.03.2023; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Affordability; Clinical decision making; Criteria; Data; Data points; Decision making; Delivery of Health Care; Developing Countries; Disease; Economic factors; Extraction; Financing; Health care; Health initiatives; Humans; Immunization; Low income groups; Medical screening; Policy making; Search methods; Search strategies; Sociocultural factors; Subject headings; Systematic review; Vaccination; Vaccines; Decision-making; vaccine introduction; low- and middle-income countries; policy evaluation

Abstract Vaccination decision making in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has become increasingly complex, particularly in the context of numerous competing health challenges. LMICs have to make difficult choices on which vaccines to prioritize for introduction while considering a wide range...