Strategies to revitalize immunization service provision in urban settings of Ethiopia

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and alternative strategies for immunization service provision in urban settings of Ethiopia. A qualitative study with a phenomenological study design was conducted in selected cities of Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and Mekele from June to August 2020. The results of the study showed that the existing immunization service provision strategies in urban settings are not adequate to reach all children. Immunization service inaccessibility and substandard services were the main barriers hindering service provision. Program managers should expand routine service access to marginalized populations through outreach services, by strengthening the public-private partnership, and integrating technological innovations (like digitalization of the EPI program and application of mHealth reminders) to facilitate inter-facility linkage.

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Mekonnen, Z. A, Mulat N, Solomon A, Abiyot B, Alemayehu T, Marta F, Rajeev G, Antoinette B. N, and Binyam T. Strategies to revitalize immunization service provision in urban settings of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 35(3), (2021). https://ejhd.org/index.php/ejhd/article/view/4657