The equity road ahead for financing non-national immunization program vaccines in China: challenges and opportunities from a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Mingzhu Jiang (Author), Weixi Jiang (Author), Xuanxuan Yan (Author), Haifeng Ma (Author), Sijuan Zhou (Author), Xiaohua Ying (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In China, national immunization program (NIP) vaccines benefit from robust financial support and have achieved high coverage. Non-NIP vaccines rely on fragmented funding sources, mostly out-of-pocket payment, and face sub-optimal and inequitable coverage. Sustainable financing ne...