Journal article
The role of mobile phone-based interventions to improve routine childhood immunisation coverage
Routine childhood immunisation is one of the most
successful and cost-effective public health interventions
that have considerably reduced global child morbidity
and mortality.1 However, annually, an estimated
18·7 million children under 1 year of age do not receive
basic vaccination as part of an expanded programme of
immunisation (EPI) worldwide, and millions of children
die from vaccine-preventable diseases.2 Because of social
issues and insufficient appreciation for immunisation,
parents and caregivers forget or ignore the importance
of immunisation or completing the entire series of
vaccines. As a consequence, there is a continuation
of the polio epidemic, large measles outbreaks, and
high disease burden of vaccine-preventable diseases
in children.3 In The Lancet Global Health, Dustin Gibson
and colleagues study4 showed the effectiveness of
SMS reminders coupled with incentives in improving
immunisation uptake and timelines in Kenya.4
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2017
Journal
Lancet
Volume
Vol 5 April 2017
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Data
Tags
- Coverage monitoring
- Data quality
- Immunization information systems
- Mobile phone