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Practitioner Perspective: How Armenia uses its engagement with Linked to strengthen its immunisation programme

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Linked recently had the opportunity to sit down with Gayane Sahakyan, Armenia’s Deputy General Director of the National Center for Disease Control and National Immunisation Program Manager, to discuss how Armenia’s participation in Linked activities contributes to efforts to strengthen its immunisation programme.  

During initial discussions when Armenia joined the Linked Network,

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Highlighting Upcoming Activities for the Year Ahead: Annual Letter from Linked Network Leadership

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Dear Linked community,

As we mark the second year of the Linked Immunisation Action Network, we want to thank you for your engagement with Linked during our first year and to announce some upcoming changes and activities we’re excited about.

First, we want to thank the government representatives that have shared their knowledge and experiences with the network for the benefit of their peers in other countries.

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Can Financial and Non-financial Incentives Strengthen Immunisation Programme performance?

Estimated readtime: 6 min

The Linked Immunisation Action Network (Linked) hosted a learning exchange with middle-income countries from the European Region to discuss the use of financial and non-financial incentives to increase immunisation coverage. This webinar was a follow-on to a Linked workshop in July 2022 on the integration of immunisation and primary health care (PHC).

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Linked Countries Learn from Australia, Bhutan, and Vietnam About the Potential Benefits and Challenges in Implementing Electronic Immunisation Registries

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This blog is also available in Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian.

Authors: Dhanusha Nirmani, Alex Regan, Annette Ozaltin, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

The Linked Immunisation Action Network (Linked) brought together nearly 60 immunisation and primary health care practitioners from 10 middle-income countries (MICs) – Armenia,

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Mobilizing the Military Medical Services for COVID-19 Response: How Sri Lanka’s Joint Civil-Military Efforts Relieved Health Workers and Ensured Continuance of Routine Immunisation

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Author: Christina Shaw

Governments around the world have relied on an arsenal of strategies to combat the COVID-19 virus, while simultaneously trying to meet the demands of routine immunisation activities. One such strategy used in many regions to support national health systems was the deployment of emergency responders,

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Transitioning from Donor Support: Lessons Learned from Nigeria’s Gavi Transition Plan Development

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Authors: Dr. Faisal Shuaib, Akachi Mbogu, Muhammed Sheriff, Dr. Bassey Okposen, Dr. Murtala Bagana, Dr. Garba Bakunawa, Fatima Ambashair Kyari, Dr. Owens Wiwa, Dr. Sebastian Ilomuanya

Nigeria, like most low and middle-income countries, is supported by donors to fill the gaps in the health system. This support ranges from technical and managerial assistance to reach global and country strategic goals,

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How to Maintain Routine Immunization During COVID-19? Experiences from Armenia, Georgia, and Uzbekistan

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Author: Eka Paatashvili

Over this last year, countries around the world have been forced to focus most of their efforts on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially leaving other health priorities, including routine immunization, to fall by the wayside. To understand COVID-19’s full impact on routine immunization, we must look at how countries have modified routine immunization service delivery and financing and trends in vaccine coverage.

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