Effective vaccine management and Oman’s healthcare system’s challenge to maintain high global standards

Effective vaccine management and Oman’s healthcare system’s challenge to maintain high global standards

The prevention of infection through vaccination has been among the most successful public health interventions. Nearly 2.5 million deaths per year globally are saved by immunization against vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) (WHO, 2013) [1]. Oman has experienced a sharp decline in VPDs over the last...

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Main Authors: Seif S. Al-Abri, Bader Al-Rawahi, Doaa Abdelhady, Idris Al-Abaidani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034118300674
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spelling doaj-c4f82080036542ce927ba256e65dcf8e2020-11-25T02:00:58ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412018-09-01115742744Effective vaccine management and Oman’s healthcare system’s challenge to maintain high global standardsSeif S. Al-Abri0Bader Al-Rawahi1Doaa Abdelhady2Idris Al-Abaidani3Corresponding author at: P.O. Box 2657, COP, Muscat, Oman.; Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, MoH, OmanDirectorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, MoH, OmanDirectorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, MoH, OmanDirectorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, MoH, OmanThe prevention of infection through vaccination has been among the most successful public health interventions. Nearly 2.5 million deaths per year globally are saved by immunization against vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) (WHO, 2013) [1]. Oman has experienced a sharp decline in VPDs over the last 40 years due to the introduction of new vaccines and the maintenance of high vaccination coverage of over 99%.The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched the effective vaccine management (EVM) framework to assist countries to gauge the performance of their immunization supply chains. Oman underwent the assessment in 2016 and scored the best score to date. This report looks at the process of EVM and the challenges for the Oman healthcare system to maintain high global standards. Keywords: Vaccine, Immunization, Effective, Management, Omanhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034118300674
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description The prevention of infection through vaccination has been among the most successful public health interventions. Nearly 2.5 million deaths per year globally are saved by immunization against vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) (WHO, 2013) [1]. Oman has experienced a sharp decline in VPDs over the last 40 years due to the introduction of new vaccines and the maintenance of high vaccination coverage of over 99%.The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched the effective vaccine management (EVM) framework to assist countries to gauge the performance of their immunization supply chains. Oman underwent the assessment in 2016 and scored the best score to date. This report looks at the process of EVM and the challenges for the Oman healthcare system to maintain high global standards. Keywords: Vaccine, Immunization, Effective, Management, Oman
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