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The effects of switching from 10 to 5-dose vials of MR vaccine on vaccination coverage and wastage: A mixed-method study in Zambia
Vaccines procured for low-income countries are often packaged in multi-dose vials to reduce program costs. To avoid wastage, health workers may refrain from opening a vial if few children attend an immunization session, possibly leading to lower coverage. Lowering the number of doses in a vial may increase coverage and reduce wastage.
Document Type
Article / Report
Categories
- Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting
Tags
- Affordability
- Cost-effectiveness
- Demand quatification
- Financing
- GAVI
- Immunization planning
- Jordan
- New vaccine introduction
- Organizational Leadership
- PATH
- Pooled procurement
- Pricing
- Procurement
- Resource mobilization
- Self-procurement
- Supply chain
- Supply planning
- UNICEF
- Vaccine coverage
- Vaccine market dynamics
- Vaccine markets
- Vaccine prices
- Vaccine production n
- Vaccine security
- Vaccine vial monitors
- VPPEF
Topic References
- Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting
