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Expanding and improving urban outreach immunization in Patna, India
Narottam Pradhan1, Tove K Ryman, Sherin Varkey
1UNICEF, Field Office of Bihar, Patna, India. narottamp@unops.org
Objectives:
We conducted a case study of an urban immunization outreach strategy to determine the feasibility of the intervention and to measure administrative immunization coverage outcomes.
Methods:
A multipronged strategy for improving immunization coverage in Urban Patna, India, was implemented for 1 year (2009/2010). The strategy was designed to increase immunization sites, shift human resources, plan logistics, improve community mobilization, provide supervision, strengthen data flow and implement special vaccination drives.
Results:
Over 1 year, the coverage of all primary vaccines of the Universal Immunization Program improved by over 100%.
Conclusion:
Coverage can be rapidly improved through outreach immunization in low socioeconomic areas if existing opportunities are carefully utilized.
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