Big milestone for our team; we've reached the endline evaluation of our implementation research aimed at reducing vaccination dropout at the nine-month touchpoint, the visit when children are vaccinated for their measles dose.
This two-year study is led by JSI, with CDHi at the University of Gondar as scientific partner, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Regional Health Bureaus. Interesting learnings and lessons have been documented throughout this study period that can be scaled elsewhere.
Here's the journey so far;
→ Phase 1; a comprehensive baseline assessment and co-creations that informed context specific interventions, with mid-term evaluation conducted along the way.
→ Phase 2; 14 months of actual implementation of co-created interventions in the woredas, with continuous process documentation, and regular pause-and-reflects.
→ Phase 3 (now); a comprehensive endline, including cost effectiveness assessment.
We have trained and deployed field teams to the three implementation woredas (Gelalo, Gondar Zuriya & Didessa). The study is expected to generate practical evidence on what actually keeps children from dropping out. Stay tuned for the findings of this important study!