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Understanding HPV Vaccination Policymaking in Rwanda: A Case of Health Prioritization and Public-Private-Partnership in a Low-Resource Setting

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  • Eric Asempah

    (School of Health Policy & Management, Faculty of Health, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada)

  • Mary E. Wiktorowicz

    (School of Health Policy & Management, Faculty of Health, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada)

Abstract

Rwanda is the first African country to implement a national HPV vaccination program in 2011. This study sought to clarify the HPV vaccination policymaking process in Rwanda through the lens of Kingdon’s multiple stream framework and Foucault’s concept of governmentality. Perspectives of policymakers engaged in HPV vaccination policy were gathered from published sources, along with key informant interviews. Rwanda’s track record of successful vaccination programs enabled by a culture of local accountability created public and private sector incentives. Effective stakeholder engagement, health priority setting, and resource mobilization garnered locally and through international development aid, reflect indicators of policy success. The national HPV policymaking process in Rwanda unfolded in a relatively cohesive and stable policy network. Although peripheral stakeholder resistance and a constrained national budget can present a threat to policy survival, the study shows that such factors as the engagement of policy entrepreneurs within a policy network, private sector incentives, and international aid were effective in ensuring policy resolution.

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  • Eric Asempah & Mary E. Wiktorowicz, 2023. "Understanding HPV Vaccination Policymaking in Rwanda: A Case of Health Prioritization and Public-Private-Partnership in a Low-Resource Setting," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(21), pages 1-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:21:p:6998-:d:1270725
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