Decision-making for childhood vaccination in crisis settings: a survey of practice & barriers
The WHO Framework should be provided in more languages, and vaccination actors at local and national level should be engaged to improve its practicality and increase awareness of its aims. In order to reach zero-dose children, vaccines must be made available for use in expanded age groups, which is sometimes not currently feasible within the Gavi/UNICEF procurement system. Clarifying this policy would allow relevant organisations to reach more zero-dose children. Additionally, security is a key barrier impeding vaccine delivery, including for zero-dose children. Safe operational space for humanitarian actors in conflict must be maintained and global conflict resolution mechanisms improved.
Authors
- Nada Abdelmagid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4296-7378)
- Neha Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-121X)
- Mervat Alhaffar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3737-8790)
- Lauren H. Allison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4240-6792)
- Francesco Checchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-5382)
- Sandra Mounier‐Jack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2801-379X)
- Ruwan Ratnayake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4978-6668)
- Page M. Light (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7562-1549)
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Faculty of Public Health (GB)
- National University Health System (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Conflict and Health
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-024-00638-w
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation