Understanding evidence-based guidance and effective supply chain strategies that contribute to reaching under-served populations and zero-dose communities.
» Read more about: Supply Chain Guidance and Strategies to Reach Under-served Zero-dose Communities »01/26/2023 - 02/09/2023
Zoom Webinar
Effective supply chains are critical for reaching under-served populations with immunisation and primary health care (PHC) services, as this webinar series will demonstrate. But many programmes face challenges with iSC, including unreliable and duplicative distribution channels, weak stock management systems, and shortages of trained iSC professionals. This webinar series will walk you through technical guidance … Read More
ThinkWell is currently seeking to select three countries to form a Zero-Dose Economics Hub and welcomes expressions of interest (EOI) from interested research institutes based in low and middle-income countries to participate in the Hub. Hub members will generate critical economic evidence on reaching zero-dose children, and strengthen their capacity to conduct such economic analyses. … Read More
Understanding how to address the challenge of insufficient operational funds available at sub national and facility levels for immunisation coverage and equity.
» Read more about: Addressing Insufficient Operational Funding to Reach Zero-Dose Children and Missed Communities » Learning how different vulnerable groups can be reached with immunisation and other health services.
» Read more about: Webinar Series: Reaching Zero-Dose Children »09/08/2022 - 09/29/2022
Zoom Webinar
The Zero-Dose Children Webinar series will build understanding of how to reach key populations which are missed by immunisation and other basic health services including communities residing in poor urban areas (informal settlements), those affected by conflict and displacement and residents of remote-rural areas. A final webinar will unpack challenges in health workforce in reaching … Read More
04/29/2022
Join immunisation experts on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8 am EDT for a “fireside chat” on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube LIVE to discuss how to identify and reach zero-dose children— those who have not received even a single dose of the vaccines that prevent diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and other life-threatening and debilitating diseases– including … Read More
03/28/2022
Zoom Webinar
How do we restore and strengthen immunization to effectively reach populations in humanitarian settings? An estimated two-thirds of zero-dose children live in conflict-affected settings. Research suggests that global conflicts are lasting longer and becoming more complex with greater impacts on civilian populations. A panel of humanitarian and immunization experts will discuss the importance of prioritizing … Read More
This card, developed by Gavi, can assist with and/or consolidate analyses relating to zero-dose and under-immunized communities in order to identify Gavi investments in a given country. It offers a step by step process with key questions to help (1) identify how many zero-dose children and missed communities there are and (2) why they have not been reached; (3) develop and implement strategies to address supply and demand-side barriers; (4) monitor strategies implemented; and (5) evaluate the effectiveness of immunization programs in reaching zero-dose children and missed communities.
This opinion piece originally appeared on the Devex website here. The scale of COVID-19 vaccinations offers us a unique chance to focus on these people and communities left furthest behind and reach them with essential health care along with COVAX humanitarian buffer, which is designed to provide the often most neglected populations in humanitarian settings … Read More