Programa de Vacunación Universal de México, retos y propuestas de mejora.

Despite the efforts made by the coordinators and operators of Mexico's Universal Vaccination Program (PVU, in Spanish), at all levels, a complex and extensive program like this always encounters barriers that are a challenge to achieving and maintaining the expected success. Every PVU requires structural, functional and financial growth that guarantees the acquisition of enough vaccines and that they reach the target person, at the right time and with quality assurance. With the objective of identifying challenges of the PVU and propose improvement actions, the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion and the National Center for Child and Adolescent Health (Censia, in Spanish) requested the National Institute of Public Health (INSP, in Spanish) and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), office of Representation in Mexico, to convene a group of independent national and international experts, to hold a dialogue and analysis with federal and state personnel who direct and operate the PVU. This manuscript describes a summary of the topics presented, relevant elements of the discussion and general recommendations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]