Achieving the IA2030 coverage and equity goals through a renewed focus on urban immunization

I Dadari, RV Belt, A Iyengar, A Ray, I Hossain, D Ali… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The 2021 WHO and UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC)
reported approximately 25 million under-vaccinated children in 2021, out of which 18 million …

An integrative literature review on the impact of COVID-19 on maternal and child health in Africa

EK Senkyire, O Ewetan, D Azuh, E Asiedua… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2023 - Springer
Africa has the highest rates of maternal deaths globally which have been linked to poorly
functioning health care systems. The pandemic revealed already known weaknesses in the …

Estimating the health effects of COVID-19-related immunisation disruptions in 112 countries during 2020–30: a modelling study

AM Hartner, X Li, S Echeverria-Londono… - The Lancet Global …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background There have been declines in global immunisation coverage due to the COVID-
19 pandemic. Recovery has begun but is geographically variable. This disruption has led to …

“It is not by choice that I gave birth at home”: the social determinants of home births during COVID-19 in peri-urban and urban Kenya, a qualitative study

M Sudhinaraset, R Woofter, J Mboya, S Wambui… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the provision of global maternal
health services, with an increase in home births. However, there are little data on women's …

Effect of COVID-19 on Routine Childhood Vaccination in Bahir Dar City, Northwestern, Ethiopia

HY Berhane, A Worku, W Fawzi - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite free vaccinations for all children, Ethiopia is one of the ten countries where most
children do not receive all of their basic vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted …

Impact of COVID-19 on health service utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a scoping review

EK Tannor, W Quentin, R Busse, D Opoku, J Amuasi - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in health systems of many
countries, including those in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite comparatively low rates of COVID …

Effects of COVID-19 on Kenya's healthcare system: healthcare providers' experiences with maternal health services utilization in coastal Kenya

SO Ombere, AA Nyabundi - World, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic overstretched health systems in developed and developing
nations. Like other African nations, Kenya has a frail health system, making responding to …

Identifying characteristics that enable resilient immunisation programmes: a scoping review

L Baxter, R Slater, L Hermany, A Bhatti, AL Eiden… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the fragility of immunisation programmes
and resulted in a significant reduction in vaccination rates, with increasing vaccine …

Key learnings from the development and early use of global guidance on the integration of COVID-19 vaccination into broader health systems

I Dadari, A Vilajeliu, V Berdaga, S Rozario, P Meyer… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
More than 13.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses were delivered between 2021 and 2023
through a mix of delivery platforms, with mass vaccination campaigns being the main …

COVID-19-related disruption and resiliency in immunisation activities in LMICs: a rapid review

AM Hartner, X Li, K Gaythorpe - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Objectives Rapid review to determine the extent that immunisation services in LMICs were
disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and what factors can be considered to build resilience …