The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) has raised alarm over the delay in Kenya's co-financing obligation to GAVI, an organization that helps developing countries purchase critical vaccines.
In a statement on Thursday, April 3, KEWOPA chairperson Leah Sankarie said that the Ministry of Health and the National Treasury should take immediate action to fulfill the country's co-financing obligation before the deadline to avoid reversing the country's immunization progress, which currently stands at 85%.
The pending GAVI co-financing obligations for FY 2024/2025 amount to Ksh1.25 billion ($12.5 million) for more than 6 million doses of various vaccines, with a payment deadline of June 30, 2025.
Failure to meet its obligations could disrupt the vaccine supply, leading to stockouts and leaving millions of children across the country unprotected.
