To showcase recent developments and new directions in global immunization, the peer-reviewed medical journal Vaccine has published a special supplement this month on the Decade of Vaccines (DoV). As a member of a WHO ad hoc working group to the WHO Scientific Advisory Group of Experts examining the effect of new vaccine introductions (NVIs) on immunization and health systems, MCHIP …
Applying an Equity Lens in the Decade of Vaccines
To showcase recent developments and new directions in global immunization, the peer-reviewed medical journal Vaccine has published a special supplement this month on the Decade of Vaccines (DoV). MCHIP, Save the Children, WHO, and UNICEF co-authored the article “Applying an Equity Lens in the Decade of Vaccines.” Emphasizing the importance of addressing the inequities in immunization, this article sets forth …
Moving Forward with Strengthening Routine Immunization Delivery as part of Measles and Rubella Elimination Activities
To showcase recent developments and new directions in global immunization, the peer-reviewed medical journal Vaccine published a special supplement in April 2013 on the Decade of Vaccines (DoV). MCHIP and WHO staff authored the article “Moving Forward with Strengthening Routine Immunization Delivery as part of Measles and Rubella Elimination Activities.” While there have been debates for decades about whether mass vaccination campaigns …
Integrated Delivery of Health Services During Outreach Visits: A Literature Review of Program Experience Through a Routine Immunization Lens
Through a review of published and gray literature from public health databases and on organization websites, this article explores integrated outreach and risks associated with service integration.
Communication for Polio Eradication: Improving the Quality of Communication Programming Through Real-Time Monitoring and Evaluation
Drawing on evidence from Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and Nigeria, this article examines how the Global Polio Eradication Initiative utilized monitoring and evaluation data to focus and improve the quality and impact of communication activities.
Reaching every district (RED) approach to strengthen routine immunization services: evaluation in the African region, 2005
This evaluation was conducted to improve understanding of the Reaching Every District (RED) implementation process, which aims to improve immunization systems in areas with low coverage by: reaching the target population; supportive supervision; on-site training; community links with service delivery; monitoring and use of data for action; better planning; and management of human and financial resources.
Why children are not vaccinated: a review of the grey literature
This article summarizes the findings of numerous local studies of factors hindering higher coverage, and analyzes insights from 130 grey literature documents and roughly prioritizes factors associated with non- or under-immunization. It also proposes the characteristics of the most effective studies on reasons for under-immunization and notes how many of the factors are intertwined. The article is based on a review …
Formative Research to Assess the View of Health Care Providers in Nicaragua on the Mode of Childbirth in “Low-Risk” Pregnancies (Final Report)
The goal of this formative research was to explore birth attendants’ (physicians’ and midwives’) attitudes toward cesarean birth in Nicaragua, with the aim to collaborate in the design of a feasible and culturally appropriate intervention to decrease cesarean birth rates.
The impact of new vaccine introduction on immunization and health systems: A review of the published literature
Journal article highlighting the results of a systematic review of the published literature to examine the impact of new vaccine introduction on countries’ immunization and broader health systems. To download the article, click here.
Delivering the immunisation promise in India – a snapshot
Review of the Universal Immunization Programme in India, one of the largest public health programs in the world.