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Learning about the experiences of 8 countries who successfully introduced RVV into their routine childhood immunisation programs.
HOW YOU CAN USE THIS MATERIAL:
The country experiences and lessons learned outlined in this article can inform future new vaccine introduction efforts by countries and global partners.
OVERVIEW:
The Rotavirus Accelerated Vaccine Introduction Network (RAVIN) was established in 2016 to provide support to eight Gavi-eligible countries that had yet to make an RVV introduction decision and/or requested technical assistance with RVV preparations. This article summarizes their approach, describes how the project responded collectively to an evolving product landscape, synthesizes common characteristics of the country experiences, highlights key lessons learned, and outlines the unfinished agenda to inform future new vaccine introduction efforts by countries and global partners.