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CSU 36/2010: THE FALLACY OF COVERAGE

Monday, 29th of March 2010 Print
CSU 36/2010:  QUERIES TO READERS/ THE FALLACY OF COVERAGE
 
 THE FALLACY OF COVERAGE
 
For those who might not have seen it, here are weblinks to The Fallacy of Coverage: Uncovering Disparities and Improving Immunization Coverage. Thanks to Kaushik Banerjee, WHO, for bringing it to my attention.
 
Studies of this kind are especially relevant as global immunization levels have leveled off at about 80 percent.
 
Good reading.
 
BD
 
Available at:(http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/9?issue=S1).

This is to announce the publication today of a journal supplement titled The Fallacy of coverage: uncovering disparities and improving immunization coverage - The Canadian International Immunization Initiative Phase 2 (CIII2). The supplement, which contains 13 research articles, one introduction and one opinion piece, is being published by BioMed Central's Journal of International Health and Human Rights.

The articles present
the results of a multi-country research project and explain why some children in developing countries are not receiving vaccines. The research also shows how targeted, low-cost interventions can increase vaccination rates, at times doubling or tripling the odds of children being vaccinated. 

 

This five-year research initiative was launched in September 2003, as part of a larger program funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and as part of the Global Health Research Initiative. Six research teams covering 12 countries were selected for funding, and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) provided the technical oversight and administered the grants.

 

For more information contact Dr. Sharmila Mhatre: smhatre@idrc.ca

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