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Building Trust and Responding to Adverse Events Following Immunisation in South Asia: Using Strategic Communication

Kathmandu: UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (2005), vi, 57 pp.

Series: Working Paper

"To develop communication capacity specifically around adverse events following immunisation (AEFI), the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) and the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO) organized a joint regional workshop "Strategic Communication: Building Trust and Responding to Adverse Events Following Immunisation in South Asia", in New Delhi from 9 to 10 August 2004. This working paper synthesises the presentations and debates from the workshop." (Foreword)
1 Introduction, 1
2 What is an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI)? 3
3 Communication around AEFI, 9
4 Monitoring and Evaluation Basics, 21
5 Experiences from South Asian Countries, 25
6 Conclusion, 31
7 Way Forward, 33
Annexes, 35