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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Strengthening the immunization supply chain through EVM assessment: Comparing India's two successive national assessments.

Lokesh Sharma, Ginisha Gupta, Bhrigu Kapuria, Snehil Kumar Singh, Sanjay Gupta, Mahesh Kumar Agarwal, Harshad Thakur

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lokesh SharmaUnited Nation's Children Fund, New Delhi, India.
Ginisha GuptaNational Cold Chain and Vaccine Management Resource Centre, New Delhi, India.
Bhrigu KapuriaUnited Nation's Children Fund, New Delhi, India.
Snehil Kumar SinghNational Cold Chain and Vaccine Management Resource Centre, New Delhi, India.
Sanjay GuptaNational Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India.
Mahesh Kumar AgarwalMinistry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India.
Harshad ThakurNational Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India.
National Health Systems Resource Centre · INNational Institute of Health and Family Welfare · INUnited Nations Children's Fund India · INMinistry of Health and Family Welfare · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Effective immunization supply chain (iSC) is crucial for safe and timely transport of potent vaccines to the beneficiary. India's iSC, with a network of ~29,000 cold chain points (CCP), measures its quality standards using the World Health Organization-United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (WHO-UNICEF) global tool on effective vaccine management (EVM). The two national EVM assessments (EVMA) were conducted in 2013 and 2018. This study helps to see the impact of policies and practices through EVMA in maintaining an efficient iSC for effective implementation of immunization program. Materials and Methods: We conducted a desk analysis using EVMA reports to summarize and compare the findings of the two studies. Cut-off of 80% was considered ideal for each category/criteria score. Results: Both EVMA 2013 and 2018 were conducted using Android-based global EVM tool, though across a wider sample of CCP. Maximum and minimum changes in scores were sub-national and lowest distribution (16% each) and national buffer stores (7%), respectively. Maximum and minimum improvements were seen in vaccine management (29%) and MIS and supportive functions (3%), respectively. The improvement was statistically significant for the overall scores ( Conclusion: Implementation of EVM recommendations has significantly led to improvement and continues to provide a benchmark for iSC and its processes. Follow-up assessments every 3-5 years can further help to evaluate iSC and ascertain the impact of recommendations.

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Effective vaccine management assessmentimmunization/vaccine supply chaintransportation distribution and logisticswarehousing/stores

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