- Immunisation education and training
- Seroprevalence study in Timor-Leste
- Serological surveillance for vaccine preventable diseases in the Western Pacific Region
- Point-of-care testing to determine dengue serostatus: a field evaluation study in Timor-Leste
- Vaccine Champions program
- Guidelines for disease outbreak preparedness and response
- Serosurveillance: Reaching zero-dose children and under-immunised communities in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea project
- Development of a community-based intervention to improve immunisation coverage among children with disability in Fiji
- Determining Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in children under five in Timor-Leste
- Vaccination behavioural insights research to inform tailored resource development in three Pacific Island Countries
- Reaching Zero-Dose children in the Solomon Islands: Technical assistance for Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services Extended Program on Immunisation
Immunisation education and training program development and delivery
Background
An immunisation education training program has been developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), for implementation in select Pacific Island countries. The program is designed for mid-level healthcare managers and covers the following modules:
- Module 1. The role of the EPI manager
- Module 2: Solving immunisation problems
- Module 3: Planning
- Module 4: Communication and community involvement
- Module 5: Costing and financing
- Module 6: Vaccine stock management
- Module 7: Cold chain management
- Module 8: Monitoring immunisation systems
- Module 9: Immunisation safety
- Module 10: New vaccine introduction
- Module 11: Planning and monitoring SIAs
- Module 12: Surveillance of VPDs
- Module 13: Supportive supervision
- Module 14: Conducting an EPI review
Aim
The aim of this project is to:
- strengthen immunisation services and improve vaccination coverage by building local capacity beyond the lifespan of the project
- strengthen the capacity of mid-level healthcare managers supporting immunisation service delivery
- provide participants with region-specific education materials, including comprehensive information, self-assessment quizzes and educational scenarios.
Method
The delivery methods for the training modules will be determined in collaboration with WHO WPRO.
Location
Select Pacific Island Countries, yet to be decided.
Project team
- Burnet Institute
- National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Enquiries
For any enquiries, please email the ARIA Secretariat.