Project type: Technical Assistance (TA) to the National Primary HealthCare Development Agency (NPHCDA)
Project design: Mixed methods review study
Duration: June – November 2014
Project location(s): Edo, Imo, Kano, Kogi, Niger, and Oyo
Project description:
This study was part of the Gavi-funded VITAC project that evaluated the implementation, effectiveness and impact of Gavi/RI consultants deployed by NPHCDA to support states RI services. We provided personnel, technical and logistics support to IVAC to evaluate the Gavi/RI consultant programs. This HSS-funded project was under review to determine what impact it had had on RI program execution and ways to improve the consultant’s effectiveness. Findings from the study informed the re-design of RI technical assistance programs in Nigeria.
Resources:
- Routine Immunization Consultant Program in Nigeria: A Qualitative Review of a Country-Driven Management Approach for Health Systems Strengthening (https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00209)
Project themes/keywords: Routine Immunization, Evaluation