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Indonesia introduces Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
(PCV) across the country
Gavi, UNICEF and partners collaborate on nationwide
introduction, which will see all children from the age MEDIA
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Anuradha Gupta: “Congratulations to the
Government of Indonesia on this milestone, which
will save the lives of thousands of children across the
country for years to come"
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children across indonesia will be protected against
the most common cause of severe pneumonia every
year, after the introduction of Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) into the country’s routine
immunisation programme.
Almost half a million children are currently at risk of
dying from pneumonia each year in Indonesia, with
10,000 deaths caused by the pneumococcus bacteria
annually. While the vaccine has been available in
certain areas of the country, this nationwide
introduction led hv the Gavernment of Indonesia
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“Increasing access to the PCV will ensure all
Indonesia's children will be protected, no matter
where they live,” said Anuradha Gupta, Deputy
Chief Executive Officer of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
“Congratulations to the Government of Indonesia
on this milestone, which will save the lives of
thousands of children across the country for years to
come.”
The introduction of the PCV vaccine will be carried
out in stages across targeted regions, and by 2022 it
will be expanded nation-wide. Three doses of the
vaccine will be given to children at the age of two,
three and 12 months.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the profile of
vaccines as one of the best tools we have to fight the
threat of disease. It has also driven home our
awareness of the social and economic impacts of
uncontrolled outbreaks of controllable diseases,”
said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director. “At
UNICEF, we know this well from decades of
experience with routine childhood vaccinations.
That's why we know that accelerating and
expanding the reach of the PCV vaccine across
indonesia will protect children against a major
health threat and bring with it social and economic
benefits. The government of Indonesia is to be
commended for their leadership in this effort.”
The Government of Indonesia have procured the
first 1.6 million doses of the vaccine through the
Gavi Pneumococcal Advanced Market Commitment
mechanism which was pioneered in 2009 by Gavi,
the Vaccine Alliance as an innovative instrument to
drive access to safe, affordable vaccines in low- and
middle-income countries. More than 60 of the 73
Gavi-eligible countries have now introduced PCV,
protecting over 183 million children. Further
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Indonesia, Gavi, UNICEF and partners continue to
work together to mitigate the devastating effects of
the pandemic to ensure that children receive the
life-saving vaccinations they need.
“The rollout of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
is a critical step toward protecting children in
Indonesia from pneumonia. We congratulate the
Government of Indonesia and its partners on this
momentous achievement to prevent this life-
threatening disease and ensure all children reach
their full potential,” said Chris Elias, President of the
Global Development Division at the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.
The PCV Immunisation Demonstration Program was
implemented in Indonesia in 2017 — 2019 in the West
Nusa Tenggara and Bangka Belitung Provinces, The
results of the demonstration program showed that
the PCV immunisation coverage during that period
was above 80% on average, indicating that these
vaccines were well received by the community.
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