Vaccine-preventable diseases remain an important cause of disease and death among children in conflict-affected settings. Reaching children with vaccines in conflict settings is a complex undertaking, involving many autonomous global, national and local actors, and, often, limited governmental effectiveness in the crisis setting. As a result, decision-making around vaccination services often lacks structure and transparency. Through this study, we aim to better understand how decisions are made about vaccines for children in conflict settings, including: which vaccines, how and where to deliver them and to whom. Using the study findings, we intend to generate and disseminate recommendations to different stakeholders to improve equitable delivery of vaccines to zero-dose children in conflict-affected settings.
The multi-disciplinary team is made up of academics and practitioners from LSHTM, the SIDRA Institute Somalia, and the Public Health Training and Research Unit (PHTRU), Ahfad University for Women in Sudan.
