Sierra Leone Secures US$60.97 Million to expand childhood vaccinations
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Sierra Leone secured a US$60.97 million funding allocation from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to support the country's national immunisation strategy through 2030.
The Ministry of Health will use the funds to expand routine immunisation services and introduce new vaccines. This includes a plan to provide the hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine to infants born in government health facilities within 24 hours of birth. The initiative aims to stop mother-to-child transmission and prevent chronic infections.
The funding also supports expanding malaria vaccinations to Western Area Urban. This move extends coverage beyond 15 other districts and is expected to protect about 40,000 additional young children from malaria every year. The Government of Sierra Leone committed to meeting its co-financing obligations to keep the programme running.
