Kenyans should now brace themselves for tough times ahead as far as immunisation matters go.
This has been attributed to an announcement by a donor agency that usually funded immunisation campaigns in the country.
According to a statement issued by Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, the largest and sole donor for immunisation vaccines in Kenya has been advised to start allocating more funds to its immunisation projects for the next seven years. The medical agency says that beginning 2017, it is going to drastically cut its funding to the country owing to the fact that Kenya has been identified as being among one of the middle-income nations.
As of now, Gavi Medical Agency helps the country procure and acquire its vaccines through a ratified co- financing model where Kenya only pays for ten per cent of the entire vaccine budget. The 10 percent translates to about sh400 million, while the remaining 90 percent with a valuation of sh3.97 billion is catered for by Gavi.
The statement comes as sad news to the lowly rated informal settlements at it can now be speculated that the government might start charging for previously free immunisations.