2018 - 2018

Client
World Health Organisation (WHO)

Seasonal influenza vaccination evaluation in Thailand, Morocco and Belarus

A tablet-based Influenza Vaccine Post-Introduction Evaluation (IPIE) tool was developed by MMGH jointly with WHO, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute to provide a systematic approach to assess the influenza vaccine implementation process. The tool was used in Belarus, Morocco and Thailand. Data from the three middle-income countries highlighted critical factors related to health workers as a target group and as key influencers; unique challenges for acceptance of the vaccine in pregnant women; and the need for strengthening adverse events reporting and of potential vaccine hesitancy. The assessments led to improvements in the countries’ influenza vaccination programmes.

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2020

Seasonal influenza vaccination in middle-income countries: Assessment of immunisation practices in Belarus, Morocco, and Thailand...

Abstract

Background: Vaccines for the control of seasonal influenza are recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for use in specific risk groups, but their use requires operational considerations that may challenge immunisation programmes. Several middle-income countries have recently implemented seasonal...
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