Equity in action: Local strategies for reaching zero-dose children and communities

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Learning how practitioners are overcoming barriers to reach zero-dose children through unique approaches to identification, microplanning, community engagement, and integrated services.

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These real world experiences can be transformed from lessons learned to actionable, replicable strategies that can be applied at the community and sub-national levels.

OVERVIEW:

The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) and Gavi’s Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) held an interactive session to analyze real-world strategies for identifying and reaching zero-dose children across urban areas, conflict zones, and other marginalized communities. Practitioners in Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda discussed how they’re developing tailored local solutions to bring equity to immunisation. Presentation slides and recordings from the webinar are available in English and French.

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