In 2018, the Gavi Board approved the inclusion of Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) into the portfolio of vaccines to be funded in the 2021-2025 strategic period. Various challenges were identified in relation to its operationalisation leading to the elaboration of the 2018 VIS Rabies learning…

The Vaccine Innovation Prioritization Strategy (VIPS) goal is to provide greater clarity on lower- and middle-income country (LMIC) needs to manufacturers as well as partners to inform and influence investment decisions. The Controlled Temperature Chain (CTC) is an innovative approach to vaccine…

Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) are the basis for decision-making in health service delivery, from frontline health workers up to national authorities and the international community. Hence, they are an intricate part of quality of health care. RHIS are used universally in each and every…

Evidence Aid was founded by Mike Clarke, following the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004. It is a United Kingdom based Non-Governmental Organisation, with the mandate to make research evidence relevant to humanitarian crises available for humanitarian workers and organisations, as outline inthe…

The Republic of South Sudan (RSS) is a low-income country, still immersed in conflicts, with a fragile state and a complex web of stakeholders. Thus, provision of health services, including vaccination is challenging. Gavi is the main supporter of the Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI) in the…

The Radiation Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) has an ongoing project to assess potential health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) in the general and working population. Based on an international expert survey on potential adverse health outcomes…

Swiss TPH will support the Country Programmes Team in the Republic of South Sudan in developing a comprehensive, three to five-year Programme Support Rationale (PSR) which will include strategic components such as vaccine and immunisation health system support. The PSR will take learnings from…

Background
Low vaccination rates continue to be a problem, especially for vulnerable and marginalised populations in the midst of weak routine vaccination services. There is need for interventions to increase uptake in a sustainable and cost-effective manner. Traditional and religious leaders are…

Background
Sound decision making is paramount to maintain and improve the organisation and delivery of health care. The myriad decisions people make throughout a health system, from clinicians choosing a course of treatment, to policy makers establishing funding priorities, to patients choosing…