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Africa immunization financing advocacy briefs: Invest more, invest now to sustain immunization gains

In 2017, African leaders made a historic commitment to improving access to lifesaving vaccines across the African continent by endorsing the Addis Declaration on Immunization (ADI). This pledge included a targeted goal to expand domestic investments, ensuring that every African benefits from immunization.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the African Union Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the ADI to assess the implementation progress of the ten ADI commitments between 2017 and 2023, highlighting areas of slow advancement and disparities in progress among African Union member states. To corroborate this review, findings from a retrospective study, conducted by PATH’s Center for Advocacy and Policy, in nine African countries on immunization financing between 2017 and 2023, provided additional evidence—especially on the fluctuating trends in government financing for immunization.

The following immunization advocacy resources include an overview Africa brief, and country-specific briefs that provide key findings and recommendations from the study and highlight common trends, challenges, and opportunities.

Corporate author(s): PATH's Center for Advocacy and Policy, Gavi Civil Society Organization Constituency, and WACI Health

Publication date: July 2025

Available materials

    1. Africa overview brief - Findings and recommendations from PATH’s ten African countries analysis 924.5 KB PDF
    2. Securing Uganda's future 1009.4 KB PDF
    3. Securing Ethiopia’s future 291.3 KB PDF
    4. Securing Kenya’s future 836 KB PDF
    5. Securing Nigeria’s future 782 KB PDF
    6. Securing the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s future 534 KB PDF