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Availability of Vaccines
Table 3.9 describes the availability of vaccines according to the type of facility, the
managing authority, and the region. This availability was assessed only in the facilities that
store vaccines.
Among the facilities that offer childhood immunization services and routinely store
vaccines, health centers have the greatest availability of vaccines. Indeed, 93 percent of them
have all the basic childhood vaccines (DPT/pentavalent, oral polio vaccine, measles vaccine,
and BCG vaccine). By comparison, only 84 percent and 69 percent of hospitals and health
posts, respectively, have these basic vaccines.
Table 3.9 Availability of vaccines
Among facilities that offer child vaccination services and routinely store vaccines at the facility, the percentages having
unexpired indicated vaccines observed on the day of the survey by background characteristics, Senegal SCSPA 2012–
2013
Background
characteristics
Percentage of facilities offering child vaccination services and storing vaccines
where the following vaccines were observed
DPT/pentavalen
t 1
Oral polio
vaccine
Measles
vaccine
BCG
vaccine
All basic child
vaccines 2
Number of
facilities offering
child
vaccination
services and
storing vaccines
Facility type
Hospital 100 84 100 100 84 3
Health center 98 98 100 95 93 22
Health post 89 91 91 82 69 262
Managing authority
Public 90 92 93 84 72 266
Private 87 85 73 74 64 22
Region
Dakar 97 91 93 89 82 45
Diourbel 94 100 94 94 83 24
Fatick 88 88 88 88 88 22
Kaffrine 95 90 90 95 79 13
Kaolack 10 90 100 81 10 14
Kédougou 85 41 85 71 27 6
Kolda 92 92 92 85 61 12
Louga 100 93 100 86 79 20
Matam 100 100 94 87 81 16
Saint Louis 84 89 89 79 68 25
Sédhiou 88 76 88 88 70 11
Tambacounda 82 82 91 86 78 15
Thiès 100 100 92 92 88 35
Ziguinchor 95 95 81 42 42 28
Total 89 91 91 83 71 287
Note: The measures presented in this table comprise the indicators included as part of the medicines and commodities domain for
assessing readiness to provide routine child vaccination services within the health facility assessment methodology proposed by
WHO and USAID (WHO 2012).
1
Pentavalent = DPT + hepatitis B + haemophilus influenza B.
2
At least one unexpired vial or ampoule each of DPT/pentavalent vaccine, oral polio vaccine, measles vaccine, and BCG vaccine
with relevant diluents available.
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