Supportive Supervision of Routine Immunization Service Providers, A Means to Improve Vaccine Cold Chain Management Practices in Sokoto State

Integral to the Expanded Program on Immunization, is the Vaccine cold chain system which is used for storing, transporting, and distributing vaccines and other biologicals in recommended temperatures until they reach beneficiaries, a chain that must not be broken for vaccine to retain their potency.The success of national immunization programmes depends largely on effective logistics management of the vaccine cold chain system.This study has investigated the dependence of supportive supervision and attendance of Vaccine management-related training on the vaccine cold chain management practices of RI Service providers in Sokoto state.A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed 230 equipped health facilities were sampled, and results were analyzed which revealed a positive correlation between supportive supervision and better vaccine management practices amongst routine immunization service providers, with a recommendation to the State Ministry of Health to invest in capacity building and refresher training of Routine immunization service providers and take ownership of supportive supervision.