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...

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...

This is a bittersweet announcement. My boss, colleague, mentor, and friend Souleymane ('Solo') Kone, logistician extraordinaire, is retiring at the end of this month. He is far too modest to mark the event, and would likely slip quietly away into the Malian sunset if he was permitted to do so... Bu...

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...

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...

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...

Dear partners, In case you missed the June 13 ZDLH webinar featuring the Bangladesh and Nigeria Country Learning Hubs (CLHs), the recording is now available. Please watch the recording and let me know if you have ideas for future webinars. Next webinar - register today! Please register today for ...

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Between 10 and 14 October 2022, Mr Ted Chaiban, Global Lead Coordinator for the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership (CoVDP) and his team visited Mali in West Africa- one of nine countries with less than 10% COVID-19 vaccination coverage. A member of WHO IST West Africa also supported this advocacy...

Globally, COVID-19 vaccination has played a critical role in reducing deaths and hospitalizations from SARS-COV-2 infections.  As of December 2021, Somalia had only fully vaccinated 5.9% of its population against COVID-19, due to the country’s weak and fragile health system combined with unpre...

Currently, 55% of the total population (744m, UNPD 2022 2021) received at least one dose of the COVID-19 jab. The fully vaccinated population is at 47% while the partially vaccinated at 8%. To continue boosting the population especially those at most risk, 16% are boosted in the region. In this is...

EPIEPI Atelier en ligne: Vers une chaine nationale d’approvisionnement des vaccins résiliente et pérenne durant la pandémie du COVID-19 et au-delà Date : 06 aout 2020 (version française) Heure 15:00 CET (14:00 WAT, 9:00 ET)Durée: 1 heure et 30 minutesEnregistrez-vous: https://forms.gle/svLcx55...

Dear all,   Please, find attached a short report on the above-mentioned training for 250 central and state level supply chain management officers in Nigeria (20 - 24 January 2020). Best, Modibo ---------------------------- Modibo Dicko, Consultant Supply & Solar System...

Is there anyone here who works in immunization program in Brazil and Mali? I need to ask some questions regarding immunization schedule and their respective immunization program. I tried reviewing available literature and publications online but there are some data that seem inconsistent.  Ple...

WHO and UNICEF have just published a new evidence brief on solar direct-drive (SDD) vaccine refrigerators and freezers. It includes case studies from Tanzania, Colombia and Kenya, as well as an overview of SDD technology and how to make sure that SDD technology is the right choice. Here's the link: ...