Pénurie de vaccins pour bébé : Dr Mamadou Ndiaye désigne les coupables
Since the end of December, several health posts in Senegal have reported delays in the availability of the second and a half month vaccines (Penta, Pneumo 2, OPV 2 and Rota 2), alerting MP Guy Marius Sagna to a possible shortage.
In an interview with L'Observateur, Dr. Mamadou Ndiaye, Director of Prevention at the Ministry of Health, clarified that it is not a stock shortage, but a logistical problem.
"The vaccines intended for the first quarter of 2026 were supposed to be deployed as early as December. Stocks were available, but due to a lack of financial resources for transport, fuel, drivers and field teams, their deployment was delayed," he explained.
To break the deadlock, he says, the ministry urgently sought help from technical and financial partners to fund distribution to the regions.
Currently, the Northern axis (Louga, Saint-Louis, Matam) is fully supplied, while teams are deploying vaccines on the Central and Southern axes (Fatick, Kaolack, Kaffrine, Tambacounda, Kolda, Sédhiou, Ziguinchor and Kédougou), with national coverage expected by the end of the week.
The spokesperson for the Future Media Group, speaking to the newspaper, is sounding the alarm: this system, reliant on foreign aid, is not viable. Without secured public funding by the end of March, the rollout planned for the next quarter (April-June) risks facing the same paralysis, jeopardizing the health of infants.
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