Journal article

Routine vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries: further arguments for accelerating support to child vaccination services

The Expanded Programme on Immunization was introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in all countries during the 1970s. Currently, this effective public health intervention is still not accessible to all. This study evaluates the change in routine vaccination coverage over time based on survey data and compares it to estimations by the WHO and United Nations Children\'s Fund (UNICEF).

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2013

Journal

Global Health Action

Volume

6

Type

Journal article

Categories

  • Service delivery

Diseases

  • Polio

Organisations

  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)

Tags

  • Coverage monitoring

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