Chers collègues, Bonjour, j’espère que vous allez bien. Je mène actuellement une recherche doctorale sur le transfert de technologies et son impact sur l’innovation et la production pharmaceutique locale en Afrique, avec un focus sur le Nigeria, le Cameroun et le Sénégal. Compte tenu de l’experti...

Dear colleagues, Greetings, I hope you are doing well. I am currently conducting a doctoral research study on technology transfer and its impact on innovation and local pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa, with a focus on Nigeria, Cameroon, and Senegal. Given the expertise within this communit...

A new JSI article on Gavi's VaccinesWork platform synthesizes findings from the Zero-Dose Learning Hub across Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda, and makes a compelling case that the field's default approaches to reaching zero-dose children are incomplete without corresponding attention to subdis...

GiveWell is looking to identify programs that increase the uptake of routine childhood immunizations by bringing vaccination services closer to communities through targeted outreach sessions or mobile vaccination. We think these programs have the potential to be highly cost-effective and scalable an...

Learning agenda on hepatitis B birth dose vaccine delivery in Africa Insights and recommendations to improve timely administration Wednesday 4 March at 16:00–17:30 EAT | 14:00–15:30 CET | 8:00–9:30 EST Chronic hepatitis B affects 254 million people globally, with the highest burden in low‑ and m...

What does it actually cost to reach every zero-dose child? Immunization programs can face challenges in planning and budgeting if they lack rigorous, bottom-up costing data for targeted interventions, particularly those designed to reach missed and under-immunized children. To help address this gap...

Asking whether an intervention worked is not enough. Immunization programs also need to understand how and why change occurred, especially when reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children in complex settings. The Zero-Dose Learning Hub’s new Theory-Based Evaluation Toolkit supports governments ...

A recent VaccinesWork blog post reflects on the Zero-Dose Learning Hub’s accomplishments during 2025, highlighting how implementation research was translated into practical tools, guidance, and shared learning. Drawing on experience from Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda, the blog post shows how...

Reaching zero-dose children requires evidence that can be applied in real programs and policy decisions. A new post on Gavi’s VaccinesWork blog shows how the Zero-Dose Learning Hub is translating implementation research from Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda into practical tools and insights tha...

The Zero-Dose Learning Hub, led by JSI, has released its October 2025 semiannual reports, sharing new implementation research and system insights from Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda. These findings offer practical lessons for practitioners and program leaders, highlighting the factors that co...

The Zero-Dose Learning Hub has launched a new toolkit to help country teams, partners, and technical groups apply theory-based evaluation to strengthen immunization programming. The resource offers practical guidance on developing and revisiting theories of change, clarifying assumptions, and mappin...

The Immunization Economics Community of Practice are holding a webinar on 10 December 2025 at 15:00 Central European Time on the cost of reaching zero-dose children, click here to register now! Presenters will share a global synthesis of the evidence on the cost of reaching zero-dose children, as w...

Join us next Monday for an exciting webinar discussing Lessons Learned from the Big Catch-up!   The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department at WHO in collaboration with local partners have conducted case studies of the BCU i...

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share the latest edition of the Immunization for Resilience Newsletter, featuring Nigeria’s polio elimination challenge and the unfinished business of interrupting cVDPV2 transmission. Field reality Mid-morning at the Sokoto–Zamfara border. A vaccination team finds...

When it comes to reaching zero-dose children, even well-designed programs can fall short. A political economy analysis (PEA) can offer program implementers a fresh lens to understand how governance, power dynamics, and institutional behavior influence efforts to reach missed communities.The Gavi-fun...

The Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH), led by JSI and funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is pleased to share its latest peer-reviewed publication in Vaccines. The study, conducted by the Nigeria Country Learning Hub, piloted a decentralized immunization monitoring (DIM) approach in Kumbotso LGA, Kano...

What does it take to reach zero-dose children? The Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH), led by JSI and funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, convened vaccination experts from Country Learning Hubs, the Gates Foundation, and Clinton Health Access Initiative to share recommendations in an interactive webina...

Meet the changemakers advancing immunization equity in Nigeria. This new video from the Nigeria Learning Hub highlights the GEMEL Fellowship, an initiative led by AFENET and AHBN to build local capacity and reach zero-dose children. Watch how fellows are strengthening health systems and helping ensu...

How do local networks of zero-dose (ZD) stakeholders shape stronger immunization strategies? Join Gavi’s Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) on Wednesday, June 11, for a 90-minute webinar featuring country teams from Mali and Nigeria and the Gates Foundation’s Zero-Dose Learning Agenda. Speakers will sha...

Dear partners, In 2024, the Zero-Dose Learning Hub published more than 40 resources on the ZDLH website about better identifying and reaching zero-dose (ZD) children with life-saving vaccinations, reflecting the Learning Hub’s commitment to strengthening immunization systems globally, especially in...