UNICEF Council discusses delegation of funds towards raising immunization rates of children

In the second half of the first day, the delegates of the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) brought up the topic of how funds are used in providing vaccination to children in the world.

One of the problems identified by the council was that vaccines are expensive, especially in countries like Japan, where vaccinations are optional and cost money. This may discourage many families from getting their children vaccinated. As such, the council has come up with the solutions of using funds for either subsidizing the costs to get the vaccine, making the vaccine free, or establishing a limit to how expensive vaccination can be. Funds will also be delegated to educating the children about vaccines and healthcare.

However, turning away from the More Developed Countries(MDCs) for a moment, many issues have also been identified in Less Developed Countries(LDCs), many of which can be solved or at least improved with the usage of these funds. Some of these issues include infrastructure shortages, meaning that there are not enough usable locations for vaccination to take place.

The council has therefore come up with the ideas of using these funds to establish a better infrastructure, especially nearby rural areas or areas far away from healthcare facilities where the people need to travel long distances to get there. The delegate of Syria has also proposed the usage of small tents near the homes of the people instead of the construction of buildings, as these tents are more portable and allow healthcare workers to be able to travel around areas to provide healthcare and vaccinations to the population. As Syria faces the issue of being lacking in funds, the delegated funds provided would greatly benefit them.

Another way that the funds can be used is for the building of better roads to make transportation of vaccines easier. As vaccines run the risk of being destroyed mid-transportation, this would result in a smoother ride and would be better suited to keep vaccines protected.

The establishment of these funds has not been confirmed, however the final result may be included in the resolution paper later today. In addition, the council may still come up with better solutions to these issues.