Assessment of Effective Vaccine Management in Government Health facilities of Jammu District- A cross-sectional study
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Cold Chain & Logistics, Effective Vaccine Management, Immunization Supply Chain Management, Vaccine HandlersAbstract
Background: Maintenance of the cold chain is critical to the effectiveness of vaccination. Maintaining the Cold Chain properly requires a lot of attention to implement Universal Immunization Programme and make it success. Effective Vaccine Management was introduced by UNICEF and WHO in 2010. EVM evaluates the logistical management of the vaccination supply chain. Aim & Objective: The study's objective was to assess iSC's performance at the government health facilities of Jammu District’s cold chain points and find the existing gaps. Methodology: In the UT of J&K’s Jammu district, cross-sectional study was conducted which was facility based. Using the questionnaire WHO-UNICEF for EVM assessment created on EVM assessor app. Version (v1.7-March 2014) of Site selection tool of the WHO EVM was used to determine the sample size and site selection. 31 HFs were evaluated. The EVM assessor app was used to generate scores. Results: The consolidated overall scores generated for CCPs ranged from 62% to 66%. The total scores of these CCPs were below the desired score of 80%. Consolidated scores generated for Management criteria (M1-M4) revealed that M1 has achieved ?80% for all CCPs. Conclusions: The Jammu district ‘s cold chain overall performance fell short of proposed level. Supportive supervision, vaccine transportation facility, power backup, training of Cold Chain Handlers can aid in improving EVM.
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