Guest Editors:
Jackline Kiarie, Amref Health Africa/Kenya
Edward Oladele, FHI 360/Zambia
Gretchen De Silva, U.S. Agency for International Development
Erica Nybro, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
Irina Yacobson, FHI 360
This GHSP supplement aims to document strategies being undertaken to integrate COVID-19 vaccine provision into primary health care services, the risks and benefits of this integration, and lessons learned that could be applied to future health emergencies. The World Health Organization defines integration as “The partial or full adoption of COVID-19 vaccination into national immunization programme services, PHC and any other relevant health services with the overall aim of improving programme efficiency and sustainability, enhancing demand and improving user satisfaction, achieving and maintaining satisfactory coverage, and addressing inequities.”
The articles in this supplement highlight examples across the World Health Organization health systems building blocks including leadership and governance, financing, supply chain, demand generation, and data management, as well as integration at the point of service delivery. Although successfully integrated programs are context specific, the articles identify best practices—as well as barriers—that may apply to other settings and may help in responses to future emergencies. In addition, COVID-19 vaccination-related investments are an opportunity to strengthen life course vaccination efforts.
Table of Contents
Integrating COVID-19 Vaccination in Primary Care Service Delivery: Insights From Implementation Research in the Philippines
Juan Bernardo Lava, Vergil de Claro, Maria Socorro Quiñon, Rodney Labis, Wendel Marcelo, Miguel Angelo Lucero, Ophelia Mendoza and Laurentiu Stan
COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning: Is This the Next Frontier for Routine Immunization Supply Chains?
Laila Akhlaghi, Wendy Prosser, Avotiana Rakotomanga, Janet Makena, Tochukwu Azubike, Yahaya Bello, Samson Emelike, Liteboho Mothetsi, Moroke Motuba, Victor Olayemi, Sam Samba, Silvestre Suh, Stevens Ramaroson and Fatimata dit Ngo Yarro