Implementation of “health systems approach” to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities; experience from six states of India
Introduction: Newborn vaccination is an integral part of routine immunization program in India, but program implementation gaps exist. The focus of this article is to identify and describe an implementation strategy which could improve the newborn vaccination at the facility level. Materials and Met...
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| author | Rajeev Gera Neelesh Kapoor Pradeep Haldar Sachin Gupta Rakesh Parashar Shailendra Singh Tomar D P Taneja Saumyadripta Chaudhuri Subodh Chandra Gunjan Taneja |
| author_facet | Rajeev Gera Neelesh Kapoor Pradeep Haldar Sachin Gupta Rakesh Parashar Shailendra Singh Tomar D P Taneja Saumyadripta Chaudhuri Subodh Chandra Gunjan Taneja |
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| description | Introduction: Newborn vaccination is an integral part of routine immunization program in India, but program implementation gaps exist. The focus of this article is to identify and describe an implementation strategy which could improve the newborn vaccination at the facility level. Materials and Methods: A situation analysis was conducted through a mixed-methods approach to identify the lacunae in the health system and the same was used to develop an implementation strategy to improve newborn vaccination coverage across the six priority states. Results: Issues in stewardship and human resource, vaccine-related stock-outs, and poor service delivery were some of the reasons for low facility-level vaccination coverage. After implementation of a health system–based strategy, the new born vaccination improved from 55% to 88% across 10 quarters of program implementation. Factors such as sensitization of stakeholders, vaccination on holidays, rigorous documentation, and supportive supervision of health staff were primary reasons for improvement in service delivery. Conclusion: Importance of newborn immunization at birth is well established. The results from six states prove that “health systems approach” as an implementation strategy is a viable tool to improve newborn immunization at birth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a72af0efb00540d589108cb48d6d92e72022-12-22T01:24:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632019-01-01851630163610.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_70_19Implementation of “health systems approach” to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities; experience from six states of IndiaRajeev GeraNeelesh KapoorPradeep HaldarSachin GuptaRakesh ParasharShailendra Singh TomarD P TanejaSaumyadripta ChaudhuriSubodh ChandraGunjan TanejaIntroduction: Newborn vaccination is an integral part of routine immunization program in India, but program implementation gaps exist. The focus of this article is to identify and describe an implementation strategy which could improve the newborn vaccination at the facility level. Materials and Methods: A situation analysis was conducted through a mixed-methods approach to identify the lacunae in the health system and the same was used to develop an implementation strategy to improve newborn vaccination coverage across the six priority states. Results: Issues in stewardship and human resource, vaccine-related stock-outs, and poor service delivery were some of the reasons for low facility-level vaccination coverage. After implementation of a health system–based strategy, the new born vaccination improved from 55% to 88% across 10 quarters of program implementation. Factors such as sensitization of stakeholders, vaccination on holidays, rigorous documentation, and supportive supervision of health staff were primary reasons for improvement in service delivery. Conclusion: Importance of newborn immunization at birth is well established. The results from six states prove that “health systems approach” as an implementation strategy is a viable tool to improve newborn immunization at birth.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=5;spage=1630;epage=1636;aulast=GeraHealth systems approachnewborn vaccinationpublic health facilities |
| spellingShingle | Rajeev Gera Neelesh Kapoor Pradeep Haldar Sachin Gupta Rakesh Parashar Shailendra Singh Tomar D P Taneja Saumyadripta Chaudhuri Subodh Chandra Gunjan Taneja Implementation of “health systems approach” to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities; experience from six states of India Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Health systems approach newborn vaccination public health facilities |
| title | Implementation of “health systems approach” to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities; experience from six states of India |
| title_full | Implementation of “health systems approach” to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities; experience from six states of India |
| title_fullStr | Implementation of “health systems approach” to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities; experience from six states of India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation of “health systems approach” to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities; experience from six states of India |
| title_short | Implementation of “health systems approach” to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities; experience from six states of India |
| title_sort | implementation of health systems approach to improve vaccination at birth in institutional deliveries at public health facilities experience from six states of india |
| topic | Health systems approach newborn vaccination public health facilities |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=5;spage=1630;epage=1636;aulast=Gera |
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