Linked Workshop: Designing and Managing Electronic Immunisation Registers (EIRs) to Improve Immunisation Outcomes

Falling IT costs and improved internet access, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic’s acute demonstration of the benefits of electronic immunisation registers (EIRs), have increased interest in improving EIRs in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. However, many middle-income countries (MICs) continue to experience challenges in the design and implementation of EIRs, including developing a functional technical and governance structure, integrating multiple reporting sites and private sector vaccine providers, ensuring data quality, and connecting data systems.

Linked held an in-person workshop with country immunisation stakeholders who are actively engaged in the establishment and implementation of EIRs – Bhutan, Guyana, Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam – to share experiences and discuss common challenges, as well as potential approaches and strategies to address these challenges, related to the design, implementation, and use of a national EIR.