Challenges and Perspectives of the Vaccination System in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Recap of a Crucial Conference That Brought Together African Experts and Decision-Makers in Dakar!

On October 10, 2024, the Institut Pasteur de Dakar hosted an essential conference at the Center for Africa’s Resilience to Epidemics (CARE), Institut Pasteur de Dakar’s to 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐛-𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚.
Organized under the AllianceSHSAfrique project, this conference highlighted the challenges related to the accessibility and acceptability of vaccination services. Participants discussed innovative strategies to improve vaccination efforts, especially in light of recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and poliomyelitis.

We also emphasized the importance of a multisectoral approach, a valuable lesson learned from the COVID19 pandemic, which demonstrated the need to integrate social and cultural dimensions into our public health interventions.

Thank you to all the speakers and participants for their enriching contributions.