Technical reference materials are a product of the Bureau for Global Health, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition Child Survival and Health Grants Program USAID/GH/HIDN/Child Survival and Health Grants Program. These guides are not an official policy for practice; rather, they are basic everyday summaries to be used as field reference documents. Attachment Size TRM Immunization 2014.pdf 536.67 KB
Institutionalizing early vaccination of newborns delivered at government health facilities: Experiences from India
Published in the International Journal of Medical Research and Review, this MCHIP co-authored article illuminates the findings from examination of a newborn vaccination program in two states in India: Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. The study—of 46 selected health facilities across 5 districts—indicated that vaccinating newborns delivered at health facilities is easily implementable and replicable, and that its sustainability should ensure …
Successful Proof of Concept of Family Planning and Immunization Integration in Liberia
The journal Global Health: Science and Practice has published an MCHIP co-authored article on “Successful Proof of Concept of Family Planning and Immunization Integration in Liberia.” Globally, unmet need for postpartum family planning (FP) remains high, while immunization services are among the most wide-reaching and equitable interventions. Given overlapping time frames, integrating these services provides an opportunity to leverage existing …
Engaging Communities With a Simple Tool to Help Increase Immunization Coverage
The journal Global Health: Science and Practice has published an MCHIP-authored article on “Engaging Communities With a Simple Tool to Help Increase Immunization Coverage.” The article describes an approach that aims to raise awareness and boost demand. The “My Village Is My Home” tool is a poster-sized material used by volunteers and health workers to record the births and vaccination …
Immunisation Training Needs in Malawi
This MCHIP co-authored article, published in East African Medical Journal, reviews the current status of immunization training programs in Malawi’s health training institutions. Recommendations include updating training curricula and ensuring service providers are regularly trained. To read the abstract, click here. (Note: Access to the full article requires a subscription.)
Monitoring coverage of fully immunized children
In this MCHIP co-authored article published in the journal Vaccine, the authors designed and distributed a mini-survey to assess the status of monitoring coverage of fully immunized children (FIC) in 19 Eastern and Southern African countries. To read the article abstract, click here. (Note: Access to the full article requires a subscription.)
Factors limiting immunization coverage in urban Dili, Timor-Leste
November 2013 Ruhul Amin, Telma Joana Corte Real De Oliveira, Mateus Da Cunha, Tanya Wells Brown, Michael Favin, Kelli Cappelier
Bottlenecks and Breakthroughs: Lessons Learned from New Vaccine Introductions in Low-resource Countries, 2008 to 2013
From 2008 to 2013, the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), provided in-depth technical assistance on the operational aspects of the introduction of 15 new vaccines in 10 GAVI-eligible countries; this represented 14% of all GAVI-supported introductions during this time period of vaccines used in routine immunization. The lessons …
Standard Operating Procedures for Establish Demonstration Centers for Immunization
Demonstration centers act as centers of excellence for learning through demonstrations. MCHIP developed the Demonstration centers to showcase the correct practices and processes in the facilities of focused districts. The document is prepared with intent to guide program managers, health functionaries to develop centers of excellence which will ultimately lead to improved quality of Immunization services. A related success story …
Regular Appraisal of Program Implementation in District (RAPID)
Guidelines for program managers on a supportive supervision approach for strengthening routine immunization. A related success story, case study, and synopsis can also be downloaded below.