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Decentralization and immunization program in a single-party state: the case of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
BackgroundThe Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), a lower-middle-income country, lags behind other Southeast Asian countries in immunization...
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Health system barriers to the first dose of measles immunization in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BackgroundEthiopia has made considerable progress toward measles elimination. Despite ongoing efforts, the country remains among those with the...
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Impact of a community-based primary healthcare programme on childhood diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DPT3) immunisation coverage in rural northern Ghana
BackgroundChild healthcare services such as diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DPT3) vaccination are known to reduce childhood mortality and morbidity....
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A qualitative study of the development and utilization of health facility-based immunization microplans in Uganda
BackgroundIn 2006, Uganda adopted the Reaching Every District strategy with the goal of attaining at least 80% coverage for routine immunizations in...
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Estimation of Ethiopia’s immunization coverage – 20 years of discrepancies
BackgroundCoverage with the third dose of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus-containing vaccine (DPT3) is a widely used measure of the performance of...
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Mid-term evaluation of Maternal and Child Nutrition Programme (MCNP II) in Kenya
BackgroundKenya is faced with a triple burden of malnutrition which is multi-faceted with health and socio-economic implications. Huge geographical...
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Using health data for decision-making at each level of the health system to achieve universal health coverage in Ethiopia: the case of an immunization programme in a low-resource setting
BackgroundFor evidence-based decision-making, there is a need for quality, timely, relevant and accessible information at each level of the health...
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Are children on track with their routine immunization schedule in a fragile and protracted conflict state of South Sudan? A community-based cross-sectional study
ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to assess if children aged 0–23 months in a conflict-affected state of South Sudan were on track with their...
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Feasibility of using infant testing during immunization to estimate HIV mother-to-child-transmission rates in Zambia
BackgroundThis study piloted the feasibility of infant testing in immunization services as a strategy for estimating MTCT rates among the population...
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Household expenditure for immunization among children in India: a two-part model approach
BackgroundDespite the Indian government’s Universal Immunization Program (UIP), the progress of full immunization coverage is plodding. The cost of...
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The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group in Israel
National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) are defined by the World Health Organization as multidisciplinary groups of health experts...
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Using participatory action research to improve immunization utilization in areas with pockets of unimmunized children in Nigeria
BackgroundIn 2005, Nigeria adopted the Reaching Every Ward strategy to improve vaccination coverage for children 0–23 months of age. By 2015, Ogun...
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Change in full immunization inequalities in Indian children 12–23 months: an analysis of household survey data
BackgroundIndia has made substantial progress in improving child health in recent years. However, the country continues to account for a large number...
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 2. Planning, coordination, and partnerships
BackgroundCommunity health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in grassroots healthcare and are essential for achieving the health-related...
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Assessing the usefulness of policy brief and policy dialogue as knowledge translation tools towards contextualizing the accountability framework for routine immunization at a subnational level in Nigeria
BackgroundEvidence suggests that implementing an accountability mechanism such as the accountability framework for routine immunization in Nigeria...
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Characterization of immunization secondary analyses using demographic and health surveys (DHS) and multiple indicator cluster surveys (MICS), 2006–2018
BackgroundInfant immunization coverage worldwide has plateaued at about 85%. Using existing survey data to conduct analyses beyond estimating...
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Mapathons versus automated feature extraction: a comparative analysis for strengthening immunization microplanning
BackgroundSocial instability and logistical factors like the displacement of vulnerable populations, the difficulty of accessing these populations,...
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 4. Programme financing
BackgroundThis is the fourth of our 11-paper supplement on “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Here, we first make the case for...
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COVID-19 and human resources for health: analysis of planning, policy responses and actions in Latin American and Caribbean countries
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic led to worldwide health service disruptions, due mainly to insufficient staff availability. To gain insight into...
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Assessment of immunization data quality of routine reports in Ho municipality of Volta region, Ghana
BackgroundImmunization has been an important public health intervention for preventing and reducing child morbidity and mortality over the years and...
