Background As mobile phone access continues to expand globally, opportunities exist to
leverage these technologies to support demand for immunisation services and improve …

Introduction Childhood vaccine delivery services in the low-and middle-income countries
(LMIC) are struggling to reach every child with lifesaving vaccines. Short message service …

Background Globally, non-attendance for immunization appointments remains a challenge
to healthcare providers. A review of the 2011 immunization coverage for Kadoma City …

BACKGROUND: Demand-side strategies could contribute to achieving high and timely
vaccine coverage in rural Africa, but require platforms to deliver either messages or …

Background Globally, vaccine preventable diseases are responsible for nearly 20% of
deaths annually among children< 5 years old. Worldwide, many children dropout from the …

Background Patient reminder systems are an evidence-based way to improve childhood
vaccination rates but are difficult to implement in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Background: Improved routine immunization (RI) coverage is recommended as the priority
public health strategy to decrease vaccine-preventable diseases and eradicate polio in …

Background The Vietnam National Expanded Program on Immunization (NEPI) has been
successfully implementing a nationwide immunization system since 1985. From the start, the …

Background Child survival is dependent on several factors including high vaccination
coverage. Timely receipt of vaccines ensures optimal immune response to the vaccines. Yet …

Background Vaccination is a cost-effective public health measure and is central to the
Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality. However, childhood vaccination …