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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2025

Towards making immunization programmes in Africa more successful: a primer on implementation research.

Abdu Abdullahi Adamu, Chukwudi Arnest Nnaji, Echezona Edozie Ezeanolue, Charles Shey Wiysonge

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Abdu Abdullahi AdamuVaccine-Preventable Diseases Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Djoue, BP 06, Brazzaville, Congo.
Chukwudi Arnest NnajiSchool of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Echezona Edozie EzeanolueCenter for Translation and Implementation Research, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Charles Shey WiysongeVaccine-Preventable Diseases Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Djoue, BP 06, Brazzaville, Congo.

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Abstract

There is a protracted lag in efforts to widen access and uptake of routine vaccination services in Africa. As a result, vaccine-preventable diseases continue to remain a major public health challenge. The increasing adoption of implementation research in global health is an opportunity for immunization programmes to leverage new tools in tackling long-standing implementation barriers to vaccination efforts. Implementation research in immunization programmes can strengthen how contextual barriers hindering vaccination efforts are identified and addressed with sustainable, context-appropriate, and practical strategies. In this primer, which is targeted at country-level immunization decision-makers and implementers, we discussed the meaning of implementation research and the value addition it can bring in fast-tracking programmatic success when integrated into all aspects of the immunization landscape."

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Immunization ProgramsVaccinationVaccine-Preventable DiseasesVaccinesAfricaGlobal HealthHumansPublic HealthVaccinesAfricaImmunizationimplementation research

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PMCPMC12595557

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