International Development Grant
Expanded Immunization Program Support - IDRC
Project Number: CA-3-A032606002
Status: Terminating
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $994,310.00
Start Date: June 30, 2008
End Date: December 31, 2013
Duration: 5.5 years
Project Description
This project aims to reduce infant mortality by reinforcing the Ministère de la santé publique et de la population (MSPP)’s Expanded Immunization Program (EIP) which expands routine immunization across all departments of the country. The project has three components: a trilateral vaccination initiative in collaboration with the Brazilian government (completed); institutional strengthening of the MSPP by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); and research-based advice and support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Through this project IDRC manages scholarship-based research projects in which Canadian and Haitian researchers collaborate on strategies that help the MSPP to overcome key obstacles in the implementation of immunization programs. These main obstacles are the lack of immunization access the integration of immunization within basic health service delivery the incentives and support for health-care professionals and the participation of the health care beneficiaries.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved by March 2012 include: supporting four research proposals on: “The reasons of immunization dropouts in the Nippes” (concluded); “Improved control of preventable diseases in Haiti” (ongoing); “Epidemiology and feasibility of the implementation of the Human Papillomavirusvaccine in Haiti” (ongoing); “Efficiency of routine vaccination models in areas with low coverage in Haiti” (ongoing). The research documents are shared with health authorities in the hope of improving routine vaccination for children and reducing preventable diseases.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
IDRC - International Development Research Centre
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
NGM Americas
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP