Kenya Risks Vaccine Shortages as Gavi Co-Financing Deadline Looms

The Kenyan government faces a critical risk to its childhood immunization efforts by failing to meet its co-financing obligation to gavi, the vaccine alliance. Kenya must pay 1.25 billion shillings earlier than the deadline of june 28 to ensure timely vaccine procurement. A delay until june 30 could result in vaccine shortages, forcing the country to rely on dwindling reserves, putting vulnerable children at risk of preventable diseases.