“Institutionalizing Newborn Vaccination” is one of MCHIP’s high-impact interventions. This document describes its successful implementation in Program focus districts, with much effort and involvement of several organizations and individuals from the health care sector. A related success story and synopsis are also available for download below.
Snapshot: Planning Immunization Resources at the Micro Level
Describes the use of an Excel-based microplanning tool, which was designed with an objective of streamlining routine immunization activities, thus supporting the block managers to develop an elaborate block-level microplan for effective service delivery.
Block-Level Routine Immunization Microplanning Tool
Microplaning tool has been developed by MCHIP to assist the block managers to prepare a comprehensive microplan at the block level. Usually the preparation of the microplan is time consuming and tedious process because of manual entries. This tool is user friendly and self generates most of the formats by incorporating bare essential information and saves time. The Instruction Manual …
My Village, My Home: A Tool to Optimize Immunization Coverage
This community-level tool is designed to provide the community and local health functionaries a visual depiction of immunization status of all infants born in a village. A related success story, tools and synopsis are also available below. To watch a video on “My Village My Home,” click here.
Three decades of USAID investments in immunization through the child survival revolution
This article, published in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infections looks back at the United States Agency for International Development’s efforts over three decades to improve global immunization coverage. To read the open access article—which credits MCHIP technical assistance in part for helping to secure the lasting benefits of vaccination—click here.
Saving Children’s Lives: USAID’s Support for Immunization
USAID fact sheet highlighting MCHIP work in immunization.
Family Planning and Immunization Integration: Reaching postpartum women with family planning services
Offering family planning services to postpartum women through infant immunization contacts is “one of several promising ‘high-impact practices in family planning’ identified by a technical advisory group of international experts.” This brief focuses on deliberate efforts to integrate postpartum family planning and infant immunization services, and integration of these services through routine immunization contacts.
Family Planning & Immunization Integration Toolkit
This toolkit, developed by the Family Planning and Immunization Integration Working Group, aims to: Provide a repository of information on integrated family planning and immunization service delivery. Make evidence-based information and tools accessible for health professionals and others around the world. Identify gaps in existing resources and provide new resources and tools as needed to fill gaps. The toolkit can …
Final Assessment Report: Integration of Expanded Program on Immunization and Family Planning in Liberia
From March to November 2012, Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (with technical support from MCHIP and supported by USAID) piloted a model for integrating the service delivery of immunization and family planning in 10 health facilities in Bong and Lofa counties. A final assessment, on which this report is based, was conducted in December 2012 to assess the …
Addressing equity and reaching the underserved and unreached in India
An article by MCHIP staff on “reaching the unreached” in India was published in a book of proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Public Health. The article, entitled “Addressing equity and reaching the underserved and unreached in India,” focuses on MCHIP’s work to improve the coverage and quality of immunization services through support to the universal immunization programme (UIP). The …