Best Practices for Planning a Vaccination Campaign for an Entire Population
These best practices of vaccination campaigns for an entire population have been developed from experiences of polio vaccination campaigns conducted in the Congo, Namibia and Tajikistan.
Basically, the activities expand on the planning elements used in polio vaccination campaigns for children, but are on a much larger scale and include effective social mobilization because adults are not usually part of vaccination campaigns. Delivery operations include fixed sites, house-to-house teams and transit teams.
Above all, to reach the entire population, the campaign’s timing and location must be convenient for local communities whose members are often at work during the day and should not have to travel long distances for access.
This document covers delivery strategy as well as planning and preparation.
Last modified: May 27, 2022
Language: English
RESOURCES
Tools
Examples
- Routine Childhood Immunization
- Community Communication MNCH e-Manual: Participatory Health Promotion Sessions
- Vaccine Hesitancy in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Potential Implications for the COVID-19 Response
- The Best Evidence for How to Overcome COVID Vaccine Fears
- Behavioural Considerations for Acceptance and Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines: WHO Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health
- Conversations to Build Trust in Vaccination: A Training Module for Health Workers
- Vaccine Confidence Project
- Vaccine Hesitancy and COVID-19: Considerations for Communication
- 5 Ways to Use Sensitivity When Writing About Vaccines
- Social Media and Vaccine Hesitancy