Linked Brief: Sharing EIR experiences to strengthen immunisation programming for the future: Key takeaways from a Linked workshop held from 23-25 July 2024

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Discovering common challenges countries face in designing, managing, and implement EIRs.

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Learning from other countries who have designed, implemented, and scaled up EIRs about the common barriers and strategies to overcome those barriers.

OVERVIEW:

The Linked Immunisation Action Network hosted a workshop from 23–25 July 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia, on designing and managing electronic immunisation registries (EIRs). Led by the Institute for Health Policy with support from Results for Development, this dynamic workshop brought together delegations from five middle-income countries (MICs), with Ministry of Health representatives from Bhutan, Indonesia, Guyana, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. With minimal formal presentations and a focus on facilitating collaborative learning through the sharing of experiences between peer countries, this workshop was highly interactive and aimed to foster peer-to-peer discussions and practical knowledge sharing. This brief is a summary of learnings and country experiences from the workshop.

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