Zero Dose Children: Understanding Missed Vaccinations in UP through a Gender Lens

UP TSU conducted exploratory conversations with mothers of zero dose children as part of the Zero Dose Learning Agenda (ZDLA). This research aimed to identify the local determinants leading to missed childhood vaccinations in specific geographies and examine gendered barriers to immunisation. This brief summarises the insights exploring gendered barriers impacting childhood immunisation and strategies to mitigate these barriers, focusing on gender inequality.

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Preventing vaccine drop-outs: Geographic and system-level barriers to full immunization coverage among children in Uttar Pradesh, India

Global interventions on routine immunization aim to achieve at least 90 percent immunization coverage of all vaccines as per national immunization schedules, aligning with the Immunization Agenda 2030. Some regions like Uttar Pradesh, India, require more efforts to meet this target. This study aims to understand the coverage gaps and design interventions to improve the immunization coverage in priority blocks of Uttar Pradesh.

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