The role of Zambia's expansive Inter-agency Coordinating Committee (ICC) in supporting evidence-based vaccine and health sector programming.

ABSTRACT: New vaccines, technologies, and regulations, alongside increased demand for vaccines, all require prioritization and coordination from key players within the vaccine sector. Inter-agency Coordinating Committees (ICC) support decision-making and coordination at the national-level and act as key drivers for sustainable improvements in vaccination programming. We utilized a previous qualitative case study, which investigated critical success factors for high routine immunization coverage in Zambia from 2000-2018, specifically to study the Zambian ICC. Qualitative data were collected between October 2019 and February 2020, including key informant interviews (n = 66) at the national, provincial, district, and health facility levels. Thematic analysis was applied to understand the role of the Za

SUBMITTER: Sakas Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11139285 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature