Advocacy and resource mobilization for rubella elimination in Guatemala

J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 1:204 Suppl 2:S598-602. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir473.

Abstract

This review describes the advocacy efforts to mobilize resources for the campaign to vaccinate men and women aged 9-39 years, with a goal of eliminating rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in Guatemala. The country's investment in health has been historically low (0.9% of gross domestic product), and there has been a wide gap between the availability of economic resources and the need for economic resources for the immunization campaign. The review contains a summary of the investment made, the results of advocacy and resource mobilization, the vaccination coverage attained, and the campaign's impact on the disease.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Communicable Disease Control / methods
  • Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Female
  • Guatemala / epidemiology
  • Health Policy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Vaccination* / economics
  • Rubella / economics
  • Rubella / epidemiology*
  • Rubella / prevention & control*
  • Rubella Vaccine / administration & dosage*
  • Rubella Vaccine / economics
  • Rubella Vaccine / immunology*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • World Health Organization
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Rubella Vaccine