Guidance

Real-Time Monitoring for Vaccination Campaigns in Malawi

Vaccination campaigns allow countries like Malawi to vaccinate large numbers of people in a short period of time against vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio and cholera. The monitoring of vaccination campaigns in Malawi has traditionally been undertaken using paper forms and analysed after a campaign. Through this approach, there was no possibility of using data in real-time to identify problems as they arose and to course-correct during the campaign. The paper-based reporting rate was also low. At the end of a typical campaign, reporting rates were often less than 50%.

The Essential Programme for Immunisation (EPI) division of the Malawi Ministry of Health, along with UNICEF and other partners, implemented digital real-time monitoring of vaccinations in 2022 with the objective of improving coverage of vaccination campaigns through improved management informed by rapid collection of data.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2023

Type

Guidance

Categories

  • Global initiatives

Countries

  • Malawi

Organisations

  • Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Tags

  • Data quality
  • Equity

Data Quality and Advanced Analytics

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
Real-Time Monitoring for Vaccination Campaigns in MalawiGavi, the Vaccine Alliance, HealthEnabled2023GuidanceEnglish
Sub-national multi-source data for immunisation programme decision-makingGavi, the Vaccine Alliance, HealthEnabled2022ReportEnglish
COVID-19 innovations and digital applications for routine immunisation Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, HealthEnabled2022ReportEnglish
The Use of Digital Technologies and Approaches for Real-Time Monitoring of Supplementary Immunization Activities Good practices and lessons learnedUNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance2021ReportEnglish

Health Information Systems & Data Use

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