76 Health Workers Trained On Vaccination Tracking In Bauchi
Seventy-six data enumerators have been trained on decentralised immunisation monitoring in Bauchi and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bauchi State.
They were trained to strengthen routine immunisation coverage and improve health outcomes at the grassroots level.
The training was facilitated by the Zero Dose Learning Hub, a consortium comprising the African Field Epidemiology Network, Africa Health Budget Network, in collaboration with John Snow Inc. and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Research Officer at AFENET, Mr. Garba Umar, who spoke during the training on Tuesday, said 42 participants came from Bauchi LGA and 34 from Ganjuwa LGA.
Umar said the training would enable participants to estimate average coverage proportions for priority immunisation indicators at the local government level.
He added that the training would also equip participants to identify wards that fell below the LGA vaccination coverage benchmark, allowing targeted interventions.
“The goal is to generate reliable evidence on key vaccination indicators that can be used by the State Primary Health Care Management Board to guide policy decisions and strengthen immunisation programming,” Umar said.
According to him, the training focused on building the capacity of data collectors and supervisors to effectively use the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling survey tools, select households and respondents, and conduct professional interviews to ensure credible data collection.
The decentralised monitoring approach, among others, is expected to boost immunisation coverage by providing timely, evidence-based data for decision-making.
He added that it will also help participants in intervention planning at the ward and LGA levels, and reduce vaccine-preventable diseases in the state.
76 Health Workers Trained On Vaccination Tracking In Bauchi is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
