Maternal vaccination is considered a key component of the antenatal care package for
improving maternal and child health. Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) fall short of …

Introduction The debate over the impact of vertical programmes, including mass vaccination,
on health systems is long-standing and often polarised. Studies have assessed the effects of …

Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, is one of two countries where wild poliovirus is still
endemic. Frontline workers (FLWs) are the staff most intimately familiar with both …

Summary The South-East Asia Region (SEAR) adopted the goal of" measles and rubella
elimination by 2023". The goal was revised in 2019 to 'measles and rubella elimination by …

Large-scale epidemics in resource-constrained settings disrupt delivery of core health
services, such as routine immunization. Rebuilding and strengthening routine immunization …

Background Improving service delivery is a key strategy for achieving service coverage, one
of the two components of universal health coverage (UHC). As one of the largest global …

Abstract Background The Nigerian health care system is weak due to lack of coordination,
fragmentation of services by donor funding of vertical services, dearth and poor distribution …

The START team conducted a review on academic and grey literature, as well as key
informant interviews, to identify how gender interfaces with routine immunization activities in …

Background: Achieving and sustaining high levels of equitable immunization coverage
during and after outbreaks remains a major public health challenge for many health systems …

Introduction: There is limited guidance on strategies for delivering complex global health
programs. We synthesized available evidence on implementation strategies and outcomes …