Quality of vaccination services and social demand for vaccinations in Africa and Asia

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Social Development Research Center

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Bulletin of the World Healrh Organization

Volume

77

First Page

722

Last Page

730

Publication Date

1999

Abstract

For immunization to be effective in the long run as amajor global disease control intervention it is important to provide good quality vaccination services. Studies carried out in three countries in Asia (Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines) and two countries in Africa (Ethiopia and Malawi), and reported on in this article, document the fact that parents are willing to invest considerable effort in having their children vaccinated; however, there are a number of serious shortcomings in the quality of the routine vaccination services and strains are apparent at the interface between the vaccination providers and the users. These shortcomings are detracting from the sustainability of routine vaccination programmes and are promoting the growth of pools of nonimmunized and partially immunized children. To safeguard the continued operation and to enhance the coverage of routine vaccination programmes it is crucial that thesedifficulties be addressed.

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Disciplines

Health Policy | Medicine and Health

Keywords

Immunization—Africa; Immunization—Asia

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