Topic: 2025 – Vaccine Access and Distribution
Country: Central African Republic
Delegate Name: Avery Weber
Vaccine Access and Distribution – Central African Republic
The Central African Republic recognizes that global vaccine equity remains a challenge, particularly for low-income and conflict-affected nations. The Central African Republic has very limited outreach when it comes to vaccination, approximately 86% of children between 12 – 35 months have not received full vaccination. There are also militias that steal medical supplies and essential equipment which severy disrupts the cold chain in the Central African Republic. Between January and July only 13,560 children were vaccinated which is only 16 percent of children in the country. Getting vaccinated is vital not just to protect yourself but to also limit outbreaks of polio, measles, and diphtheria making alarming comebacks.
A possible solution that the Central African Republic would support involves the an increase of distributed vaccines, the utilization of peacekeepers to protect the vaccine resources from militia groups and other potential outside attacks, and additional resources and monetary donations being sent to support this noble cause. All of these measures would support an increase in the the amount of vaccine related aid being distributed to populations in need all around the world, with the vaccination of young children being a major target for these distributions. This targeted distribution will help increase the number of children receiving all of the necessary vaccinations, rather than just the ones available in their area, and help prevent the spread of these infectious diseases.
The Central African Republic highly encourages the involvement of peacekeepers for support and protection against violent attacks and militias for the current vaccines being distributed through the cold chain, and the increasing of the number of vaccines being given to poverty stricken countries along with targeted distributions of these resources to get the vaccines where they are needed most.
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Rodriguez, Jose Carlos, and Marie Ella Kouakou. “Child vaccination in the Central African Republic.” UNICEF, 7 April 2025, https://www.unicef.org/car/en/stories/child-vaccination-central-african-republic. Accessed 24 November 2025.
“Vaccination via motorcycle and canoe in Central African Republic.” Doctors Without Borders, 6 November 2025, https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/vaccination-motorcycle-and-canoe-central-african-republic. Accessed 24 November 2025.
