Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Jhpiego support to Covid-19 vaccination
- Category: Service delivery
- Country: Burkina Faso
Background Despite the remarkable achievements of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Burkina Faso, numerous challenges remain, including missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) which occur when people visit a health facility with at...
- Category: Service delivery
- Country: Burkina Faso
- Organisation: WHO
The BID Learning Network (BLN)/Gavi Data Quality and Use (DQU) Collaborative convened a meeting between July 24-26, 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. It was attended by 25 participants, including immunization data managers from Burkina Faso, Cameroon,...
- Category: Data
- Country: Burkina Faso
- Organisation: PATH, BID
In this webinar, the presenter shared lessons learned from Burkina Faso’s experience in improving the quality of immunization and surveillance data for Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) target diseases. The presentation discussed the...
- Category: Data
- Country: Burkina Faso
- Organisation: BID
The BID Learning Network (BLN) invites you to join a webinar entitled “Lessons Learned in Scaling Up: How TDH is Deploying an m-Health Application in 600 Clinics in Burkina Faso.” In 2013, Terre Des Homme (TDH) together with the Ministry of...
- Category: Data
- Country: Burkina Faso
- Organisation: PATH, BID
BACKGROUND: Burkina Faso was one of the first African nations to introduce pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5, RotaTeq) into its national immunization program in October 2013. We describe the impact and effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine on acute...
- Category: Service delivery
- Country: Burkina Faso
Background: In preparation for the introduction of MenAfriVac, a meningococcal group A conjugate vaccine developed for the African meningitis belt, an enhanced meningitis surveillance network was established. We analysed surveillance data on...
- Category: Global initiatives
- Country: Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Cote D Ivoire, Chad, Burkina Faso, Benin
Background Significant progress has been made to increase access to vaccines in Africa since the 1974 launch of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). Successes include the introduction of several new vaccines across the continent and...
- Category: Service delivery
- Country: Zimbabwe, Zambia, United Republic Of Tanzania, Uganda, Togo, Swaziland, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Senegal, Sao Tome And Principe, Nigeria, Niger, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritania, Mali, Malawi, Madagascar, Liberia, Lesotho, Kenya, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Gambia, Gabon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Cote D Ivoire, Comoros, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Benin, Angola, Algeria
Background Despite rapid and tangible progress in vaccine coverage and in premature mortality rates registered in sub-Saharan Africa, inequities to access remain firmly entrenched, large pockets of low vaccination coverage persist, and coverage...
- Category: Service delivery
- Country: Burkina Faso
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Webinar: New guidance for managing health care waste produced by your immunisation program
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Statistical Training on Vaccination Coverage Surveys - Dakar, Senegal: 24-27 January 2017
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We need you! Supply Chain Manager Landscape Assessment - extended until June 19th! - in English and French
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In Pictures: The traveling exhibit
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The first professional degree in health logistics kicks off in Benin
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Africa Public Health.Info launches 2012 Child Survival Scorecard
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International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) Meeting 2012
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Malaria Vaccine developments
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Polio monthly situation report (July 2011)
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