National Immunization Financing Task Team

In recognition of the need for more coordinated and concerted effort around immunization financing and security, the Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr. Ado Muhammad, inaugurated the National Vaccine Financing Task Team (NVFTT) on March 25, 2015. This was heralded by a memo to the NPHCDA Board from IVAC, endorsement by the Board’s Technical Committee and the Department of Logistics and Commodities, and approval by the NPHCDA Board on March 11, 2015. The task team is chaired by Dr. Ben Anyene with NPHCDA, IVAC and CHAI responsible for its secretariat. Upon inauguration, it was tasked with the responsibility of developing a sustainable vaccine financing advocacy strategy and roll out plan, a structure for the vaccine fund, a strategy to grow the fund, a road map for achieving local vaccine production and providing periodic updates and review of progress to the management and the board of the NPHCDA and then to the core group for action. To capture its entire role, the task team was renamed National Immunization Financing Task Team (NIFT) in late 2015. NIFT conducts its activities through four subcommittees namely: Advocacy, Evidence Generation, Local Vaccine Production and Fund Raising