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Short name:
IA2030 – SP 2.1 Political and financial commitment
Data type:
Percent
Rationale:
Indicator selected for global monitoring for Immunization Agenda 2030 Strategic Priority Objective 2.1: Build and sustain strong political commitment for immunization at all levels.

IA2030 aims to encourage strong political commitment for immunization at all levels. Vaccination laws or other legislation reported by countries as part of this indicator could include written laws or regulations, orders, or decrees established by public authorities and enforceable by law. Relevant legislation may be specialized for immunization or contained in other general public health legislation. Policies must consider securing financing for immunization programmes at all levels, including the purchase and timely availability of vaccines in accordance with national planning, training, supervision, outreach activities, and information systems.

Definition:
Proportion of countries with legislation in place that is supportive of immunization as a public good

• Numerator: Number of WHO Member States which reported having a vaccination law or other legislation that is supportive of immunization and commits the government to finance all aspects of the immunization programme at all levels.

• Denominator: Total number of WHO Member States.

• Baseline year: 2021

Associated terms:
Immunization law or other legislation: Could include written laws (acts, statutes) or regulations, orders or decrees established by public authority and enforceable by law. Legislation may be specialized for immunization or be contained in other general public health legislation, and should include provisions ensuring sustainability of the national immunization programme at all levels.
Disaggregation:
WHO Member States
Method of measurement
National immunization programme
M&E Framework:
Process
Method of estimation:
Step 1: Calculate the indicator numerator.

Count the number of WHO Member States which reported that they had a vaccination law or other legislation that is supportive of immunization and commits the government to finance all aspects of the immunization programme at all levels. This equals the number of WHO Member States which responded 'Yes' to the relevant JRF question.

Step 2: Divide the indicator numerator by the total number of WHO Member States (denominator equals 194 WHO Member States).

JRF Question used in indicator calculation:

• Do you have a vaccination law or other legislation that is supportive of immunization and commits the government to finance all aspects of the immunization programme at all levels? (Yes/No/ND/NR)

Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates:
Unweighted proportion
Preferred data sources:
WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on Immunization (JRF)
Unit of Measure:
N/A
Unit Multiplier:
N/A
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Expected frequency of data collection:
Annual
Contact person email:
vpdata@who.int
IMRID:
7768
Links:
IA2030 Annex 1: Monitoring and Evaluation Framework || https://immunizationagenda2030.org/images/documents/IA2030_Annex_FrameworkForActionv04.pdf
IA2030 Scorecard: SP 2.1 Political and financial commitment || https://scorecard.immunizationagenda2030.org/sp2.1
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