Immunization Essentials

The purpose of this course is to provide essential technical and managerial information that immunization program personnel need to know in order to effectively plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate immunization programs on a large scale.

After completing this course, you will be able to do the following:

• Describe the basic concepts of immunity and immunization
• Identify vaccine-preventable diseases included in immunization programs and the vaccines used to protect against them
• Discuss global initiatives to immunize all children and progress to date
• Describe management and service delivery strategies for achieving and maintaining high and equitable immunization coverage
• Describe basic approaches and key indicators for monitoring and evaluating immunization programs