This newsletter is available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. Over the last couple months, the Linked Immunisation Action Network has been focused on bringing together countries that recently transitioned from Gavi support for a multitude of exciting learning engagements. Azerbaijan and Georgia exchanged lessons on supporting national decision-making for new vaccine introduction, ten … Read More
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Linked Steering Committee Spotlight: Lakshmi Somatunga
Linked Network Facilitators chatted with representatives from the Steering Committee to learn more about their experiences working in immunisation, what they are most looking forward to from the network, as well as some fun, personal facts about themselves. This spotlight features Lakshmi Somatunga, Health Economist – Financing for Immunization, World Health Organization. Welcome to the … Read More
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: iHEA Congress July 2023
IHEA has announced the call for abstracts for the 15th World Congress on Health Economics in Cape Town, July 2023, which has the theme of Diversity in Health Economics. IHEA Congresses are well established as the forum to engage around the latest research findings in health economics from around the world, the implications of this … Read More
Resource Round-up: Benefits and Implementation Considerations for Electronic Immunisation Registries (EIRs)
This resource round-up is available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. A critical challenge facing middle-income countries (MICs) is effective and accurate reporting systems for tracking routine immunisation. Electronic immunisation registries (EIRs) track vaccinations at the individual level and throughout the life course and can integrate the tracking of coverage across different providers in … Read More
WHO and UNICEF sound the alarm over major declines in global vaccination coverage in 2021. Learn how new Linked country dashboards can help!
Last month, new WHO/UNICEF estimates on immunisation coverage (WUENIC) highlighted major declines in global vaccination coverage in 2021, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving vaccines. These dangerous decreases in coverage were the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years. Here’s what you need to know about the recent data. Key … Read More
Three Insights to Help Overcome COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Research conducted in eight countries – Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Philippines, and Nigeria – is beginning to understand and target demand-side barriers to improve acceptance and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. This blog provides three cross-cutting behavioral insights that suggest opportunities to encourage COVID vaccine uptake in low-resource settings, despite persistent … Read More
Linked Steering Committee Spotlight: Nathalie Vande Maele
Linked Network Facilitators chatted with representatives from the Steering Committee to learn more about their experiences working in immunisation, what they are most looking forward to from the network, as well as some fun, personal facts about themselves. This spotlight features Nathalie Vande Maele, Health Economist – Financing for Immunization, World Health Organization. How do … Read More
Linked Steering Committee Spotlight: Shahira Malm
Linked Network Facilitators chatted with representatives from the Steering Committee to learn more about their experiences working in immunisation, what they are most looking forward to from the network, as well as some fun, personal facts about themselves. This spotlight features Shahira Malm, Immunisation Specialist, UNICEF. Welcome to the Linked Immunisation Action Network. How do … Read More
Linked Steering Committee Spotlight: Logan Brenzel
Linked Network Facilitators chatted with representatives from the Steering Committee to learn more about their experiences working in immunisation, what they are most looking forward to from the network, as well as some fun, personal facts about themselves. This spotlight features Logan Brenzel, Senior Program Officer, Health Funds and Partnerships Team, Bill & Melinda Gates … Read More
Linked Steering Committee Spotlight: Kim Harper
Linked Network Facilitators chatted with representatives from the Steering Committee to learn more about their experiences working in immunisation, what they are most looking forward to from the network, as well as some fun, personal facts about themselves. This spotlight features Kim Harper, Senior Manager for Policy and Strategic Design, Gavi. Since the launch of … Read More