Efforts to monitor Global progress on individual and community demand for immunization: Development of definitions and indicators for the Global Vaccine Action Plan Strategic Objective 2

the informal Working Group on Vaccine Demand (iWGVD), Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) Working Group on Decade of Vaccines

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Abstract

The Second Strategic Objective of the Global Vaccine Action Plan, “individuals and communities understand the value of vaccines and demand immunization as both their right and responsibility”, differs from the other five in that it does not focus on supply-side aspects of immunization programs but rather on public demand for vaccines and immunization services. This commentary summarizes the work (literature review, consultations with experts, and with potential users) and findings of the UNICEF/World Health Organization Strategic Objective 2 informal Working Group on Vaccine Demand, which developed a definition for demand and indicators related to Strategic Objective 2. Demand for vaccines and vaccination is a complex concept that is not external to supply systems but rather encompasses the interaction between human behaviors and system structure and dynamics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3515-3519
Number of pages5
JournalVaccine
Volume35
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 16 2017

Keywords

  • Community demand for immunization demand
  • Immunization services demand
  • Vaccination demand
  • Vaccine demand

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Veterinary
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases

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