[Mapping, profile and training of immunization stakeholders, Benin, 2020].

Introduction: The Benin Immunization and Logistic Directorate commissioned this study to provide evidence-based data to improve the performance of the Expanded Programme on Immunization. The objectives were to identify immunization stakeholders, describe their profile, their geographical distribution and determine their training needs.

Methods: In December 2020, we conducted a census of Benin's immunization stakeholders via their administrative files and telephone interviews.

Exploring the factors contributing to low vaccination uptake for nationally recommended routine childhood and adolescent vaccines in Kenya.

Background: Vaccination remains the most effective means of reducing the burden of infectious disease among children. It is estimated to prevent between two to three million child deaths annually. However, despite being a successful intervention, basic vaccination coverage remains below the target.

Examining enablers of vaccine hesitancy toward routine childhood and adolescent vaccination in Malawi.

Background: The contribution of vaccination to global public health and community wellbeing has been described as one of the greatest success stories of modern medicine. However, 13.5 million children still miss at least one of their routine vaccinations, and this contributes to about 1.

Early Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Immunization Services in Nigeria.

Background: By 11 March 2022, there were 450,229,635 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and 6,019,085 deaths globally, with Nigeria reporting 254,637 cases and 3142 deaths. One of the essential healthcare services that have been impacted by the pandemic is routine childhood immunization. According to the 2018 National Demographic and Health Survey, only 31% of children aged 12-23 months were fully vaccinated in Nigeria, and 19% of eligible children in the country had not received any vaccination.

[Effects of Monitoring "Out-of-Area" Vaccinated Children on Data Quality, San Pedro Health District, Côte D'ivoire in 2019].

In order to improve the quality of vaccination data from the health centers, we carried out the follow-up of "out-of-area" children, vaccinated in the district of San Pedro. The objective of this work was to measure the effects of taking into account the "out-of-area" vaccinated children on the quality of the data and the immunization performance of the health centers. This monitoring, which was carried out between March and August 2019, consisted of four steps: the vaccination of "out-of-area" children by the health center, the monthly update in the register of the status of vaccinated "out-of-area" children, the accounting of these children, and the re-evaluation of the health center's vaccine performance.