Mobile Vaccination Teams for Improving Vaccination Coverage in the Kyrgyz Republic
Results of a National Health System-Strengthening Project during the First Two Years of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15714730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kubanychbek Monolbaev (United Nations Children's Fund), Alyia Kosbayeva (WHO Regional Office for Europe, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark), Marzia Lazzerini (0000-0001-8608-2198, IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1681-1681 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children10101681 |
| PMID | 37892344 |
| OpenAlex | W4387578378 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
(1) Background: This implementation study reports on the results of the mobile vaccination teams' (MVTs) activities during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan, when other vaccination services were disrupted. (2) Methods: Through a national health system-strengthening project under an order of the Ministry of Health, in 2020, the number of MVTs was increased, focusing on internal immigrant settlements around the cities of Bishkek and Osh and geographically remote areas. MVTs provided free vaccination services. (3) Results: MVTs vaccinated a total of 125,289 and 158,047 children in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The higher contribution of MVTs to vaccination coverage was in children under 5 years of age, with the three top vaccines being IPV (8.9%), MMR (7%), and PCV (6.6%). In 2021, 13,000 children who had not received an IPV vaccination and 8692 children who had not received the Pentavalent vaccine (DPT-HBV-Hib) were reached. The number of cases of vaccine-preventable disease reported in official statistics has reduced over time. (4) Conclusions: MVTs increased vaccination coverage in Kyrgyzstan, in particular in remote regions and migrant settlements, where it accounted for a considerable proportion of the vaccinated. This study adds to previous evidence in the literature of the role of MVTs as a strategy to improve immunization in hard-to-reach populations, particularly children
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Vaccination · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |