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Insights Live #6: Learning about COVID-19 recovery, interpersonal communication, and gender in the Movement for Immmunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030)

Insights Live is the Geneva Learning Foundation’s event series in which we share what we are learning through the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), reaching, as of December 2022, over 48,000 health professionals.

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In this edition of Insights Live, we focus on what we learned during Teach to Reach: Connect 7, the world’s largest networking event for health professionals.

UNICEF was the main global partner for this edition and contributed its Interpersonal Communication (IPC) Guide, which was sent to all registered participants.

Women Who Deliver Vaccines, a self-organized collective of 143 health professionals from 38 countries, opened the event.

Learn more: https://www.learning.foundation/iwd

Topics explored at Teach to Reach 7 include:

1. Interpersonal communication: What have you changed since 2020 in how you speak with caregivers and the community about vaccines?

2. Build back better: How are you responding and what support do you need as the COVID-19 pandemic fuels the largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades and 25 million infants missed out on lifesaving vaccines in 2021?

3. Gender: What actions are you taking as a man to support women who work in immunization and why?

Teach to Reach 7’s overarching theme was to explore local practitioner responses to the continued “backsliding” in vaccination coverage reported by UNICEF and WHO in July 2022, beginning an exploration of what “build back better” means at the local level.

Networking and plenary sessions had a particular focus on (1) use of the TGLF Ideas Engine, a repository of advice, ideas and practices provided by participants on the TGLF learning programme; (2) interpersonal communication and use of the UNICEF guide/toolkit; and (3) use of root cause analysis to identify underlying reasons for low coverage.

Plenary sessions focused on: (1) sharing experiences in development and implementation of IA2030 Action Plans; (2) local challenges and building back better post-pandemic; and (3) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These themes, together with three guiding questions , provided a structure for peer learning, although participants remained free to discuss whatever they found meaningful in the main event networking activity which consists of a series of individual, private meetings (“speed dating”) with one other randomly-selected participant each other.

14,134 health professionals (7,667 anglophones and 6,467 francophones) participated asynchronously, receiving and responding to event resources such as slide decks, stories, and guidance.

Over 2,400 watched the livestreamed plenary session on YouTube and other social media channels.

1240 participated in networking sessions: 759 English speakers, 418 French speakers, 53 bilinguals, and 10 global partners.

As well as the experiences shared before and during the event itself, further information was gathered in post-event feedback, which was provided by 1,024 participants, with 584 of them additionally sharing a success story, lesson learned or challenge.

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On Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, December 12, join immunization and Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals from health facilities, districts, and national and global teams in a special event to learn how, together, we are mutually strengthening immunization and PHC.

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Universal Health Coverage (UHC) lifts people out of poverty, promotes the well-being of families and communities, protects against public health crises, and moves us toward Health for All.

Immunization is a critical component of primary health care (PHC) and offers a clear entry point for multisectoral efforts to strengthen PHC and UHC.

During this Special Event, the IA2030 Working Group on Strategic Priority 1 (SP1, Immunization Programmes for Primary Health Care and Universal Health Coverage) will launch the Immunization for PHC: Framework for Action that provides examples of good practices from a range of countries and practical actions that immunization and PHC professionals at all levels of the health system can take.

Today’s experience sharing session on 23 November 2021 was part of the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) Impact Accelerator.

Focus: Primary Health Care (PHC) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

Dr. Folake Olayinka, Chair of Immunization Agenda 2030 Strategic Priority Area 1, Working Group on Immunization programs for Primary Health Care & Universal Health coverage, joined this session to listen and learn with participants.

The entire group is asked to share their experience to help solve the problems.

This session is facilitated by Charlotte Mbuh and Dr. François Gasse with Jenny Sequeira.

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755 Alumni of the Geneva Learning Foundation’s immunization programme were selected to participate in the first IA2030 Impact Accelerator Launch Pad from 8 November to 3 December 2021.

On Monday 15 November, participants who are implementing IA2030 action plans are sharing their successes, lessons learned, and challenges.

This Accelerator is the first of a series of initiatives to help achieve Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030).

IA2030 is the world’s strategy for the entire decade. The Accelerator is an opportunity to join and contribute to this nascent global Movement.

The Accelerator is not a course. The focus is on the actions you will take in your work, not on formal learning.

Commitment and demand for vaccination: Presentation of Action Plans for IA2030 Strategic Priority 2 by learners in the WHO Scholar Level 1 certification course on commitment and demand for vaccination

WHO Scholar Level 1 certification course on commitment and demand for vaccination

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Increasing and maintaining vaccination uptake is vital for vaccines to achieve their success. For this reason, commitment and demand are a strategic priority for the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). This means that immunization is valued and actively sought by all people, and health authorities commit to ensuring that immunization is available as a key contributor to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right.

The course content will focus on (1) what drives uptake of vaccines (2) practical steps and available tools to improve demand and equitable uptake of vaccines. This course will support participants to operationalize SP2 through the application of tools and strategies that are grounded in the IA2030 core principles: people-centered, country-owned, partnership-based, and data-guided.

Participants will walk away from this introductory course with a clear and actionable plan for improving demand and equitable vaccine coverage using the approaches outlined in the course content.

Opening Ceremony: How do we build back better

The Women Who Deliver Vaccines Collectives (WWDV) will open this Ceremony. Men will testify of the concrete actions they are taking in solidarity with women colleagues who work in immunization.

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During the summer, the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) grew to over 10,000 members. At Teach to Reach, Movement implementers from national teams, districts, and health facilities will report on their progress in tackling their most difficult challenges using their local resources and capacities.

Listen to local practitioners share how they are taking action to recover immunization services and build back better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvgZX-ZKoe0

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Working together, IA2030 Movement practitioners from 99 countries produced in just four months over half a million data points. Grounded in their local experience and expertise, this massive volume of information has been synthesized into practical knowledge and insights about “what works” to build back better. These constitute new community-based learning resources being used by local practitioners that could also inform country, regional, and global stakeholders.

See what we learned from Teach to Reach 6 in June 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXr64AAmUt8

Both recovery and future preparedness depend on the resilience of local communities, health professionals working at the local levels. We call on global partners, especially the architects of future pandemic preparedness, to take the time to listen to and learn with health professionals from the frontlines.

Watch our interview with Kate O’Brien, WHO’s Director of Immunization: Should global partners pay more attention, listen more intently… and, if so, how?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCB20y49hBI

MAIN PLENARY: We are stronger together, health professionals and communities

Before going on to meet other participants individually in the "networking" session, this Main Plenary will give you an understanding of the three themes of Teach to Reach: Connect 7:

Networking Session 1: Idea Engine. Share an idea or practice that can improve immunization outcomes.

Networking Session 2: Interpersonal Communication (IPC). Share your challenges and successes in communicating with caregivers and communities. Download the UNICEF manual on IPC…

Networking Session 3: Root cause analysis. In the face of declining immunization outcomes around the world, how do you find the root causes of the challenges you face?

You will listen to colleagues share their experience to build back better to prepare for the next pandemic, explain how they identified root causes that helped them focus their efforts to lead change, and explore how to improve communication with caregivers and communities.

You will meet the “Guides on the Side” for this Teach to Reach: Connect 7, in partnership with UNICEF: Charles Kakaire, Gloria Lihemo (francophone) and Deepa Risal Pokharel. As we listen and learn together, the Guides will share feedback and insights, as well as practical tips, tools, and other resources developed by global immunization partners.

Warm-up for Teach to Reach: Connect 7 (pre-session)

Before the Opening Ceremony, join us to learn about Teach to Reach (if it's your first time) and to meet up with the first attendees to arrive to interact in the plenary room. We'll answer any questions you have about the event and help you get the most out of the various sessions.

Tutorial: how does Teach to Reach work?

Is this your first time at Teach to Reach? Join us for a hands-on, step-by-step tutorial that will help you understand how to identify the sessions you’re interested in, how to navigate the event’s platform, and - most importantly - how to network with colleagues from around the world.

As a reminder, here is the information you will need to access Teach to Reach on Friday:

1. Register now for Teach to Reach networking and sessions: https://registration.hopin.com/widgets/registration/teachtoreach

2. Upon successful registration, you will receive an email containing the “magic link” you will use to access Hopin, the platform where Teach to Reach will take place.

3. Review the Participant’s guide to choose the sessions you will attend.

https://learningsi.notion.site/Participant-s-Guide-for-Teach-to-Reach-Connect-7-6470c3d1160f4d49847d15848f028e14

If you are unable to join Hopin, you can participate in our Zoom studio using this link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/s/89630346813

Presentation by the Geneva Learning Foundation’s Charlotte Mbuh on behalf of the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) at the Asian Vaccine Conference 2022 on 17 September 2022

More information about the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030

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Organised by the Immunisation Partners in Asia Pacific (IPAP), the theme of ASVAC 2022 is ‘IMMUNISATION IN THE ERA OF PANDEMICS’.

ASVAC 2022 aims to provide participants unparalleled insights into the latest research, vaccine developments and treatments in the field of vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation through its comprehensive scientific programme led by regional vaccinology experts.

This video is an excerpt from Symposium 4. For the full recording, please visit the Asian Vaccine Conference web site

https://asianvaccine.com/

Presenters at the Symposium 4: Communication and Advocacy

* Moderator: Dineshani Hettiarachchi (Sri Lanka): Latest Strategies to

* Communicate Vaccine Safety: Pramod Jog (India), Prof. of Pediatrics. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune, India

* Communicating impact of COVID on childhood immunisation: Dr Lois Privor (United States of America)

* Immunisation Agenda 2030: Geneva Learning Foundation: Dr Charlotte Mbuh (Switzerland)

* The Ethics of Challenge Studies to Fast Track Vaccine Development: Julian Savulescu (United Kingdom)

Join this sneak preview for an overview of Teach to Reach: Connect 7 on 14 October 2022.

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Thousands of health professionals from facilities, districts, and national teams in 137 countries have joined in the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030).

Join us on 14 October for Teach to Reach: Connect 7, where we meet, network, and learn to solve complex challenges together.

Here are just 5 questions for which Teach to Reach practitioners have identified local solutions in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Pakistan, and Malawi:

What works to increase the uptake of pentavalent, measles/rubella, and Rotavirus vaccines?

How do you control measles in ways that strengthen routine immunization services?

How do you get private health facilities to engage in immunization services?

How do you investigate a cVDPV outbreak and use the findings to control the outbreak?

How do you support women’s role in the community to strengthen vaccine confidence?

See what we learned from the previous Teach to Reach: Connect 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXr64AAmUt8&t=111s

Note: The image was generated by an Artificial Intelligence (AI), based on related keywords. The Geneva Learning Foundation is exploring the use of AI to support education and health communication.

Are you involved in COVID-19 vaccination? Are you working to strengthen confidence in vaccines to improve vaccine uptake?

At Teach to Reach: Connect 5 on March 4, 2022, over 8,500 national and sub-national immunization staff met to network and learn by sharing the strategies they have successfully used to strengthen confidence in COVID-19 vaccination.

In today’s Lightning Chat, we discuss these locally-grounded strategies with Heidi Larson.

Prof. Heidi J. Larson is an anthropologist and Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project (VCP) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

What we learned about how to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

https://youtu.be/K7HQJUBAng4?t=2220

Teach to Reach Dialogue: Challenging vaccine hesitancy in districts and health facilities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtGwmxEuWKg

On 17th June at Teach to Reach Connect: 6, The Geneva Learning Foundation’s Insights Unit will launch the report: Overcoming barriers to vaccine acceptance in the community: Key learning from the experiences of 734 frontline health workers.

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The report analyses 734 case studies developed by frontline health workers in November 2020 as part of the COVID-19 Peer Hub, a peer learning exercise led by The Geneva Learning Foundation.

This Lightning Chat is, in a way, a follow-up to a workshop with Heidi Larson – a few months before COVID-19 vaccine began to reach countries in Africa – where she met Members of the COVID-19 Peer Hub who had just completed developing case studies of how they successfully overcame vaccine hesitancy.

View the COVID-19 Peer Hub Vaccine Confidence Workshop with Heidi Larson (17 December 2020)

https://youtu.be/-djx3tZnb7c?t=239

The Vaccine Confidence Project (VCP) is conducting global studies to track public sentiment and emotions around current and potential measures to contain and treat COVID-19, as well as, more generally, exploring how to better understand and strengthen public trust.

Many members of the COVID-19 Peer Hub are now active in the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030.

Learn more about the Movement: https://www.learning.foundation/immunization-agenda-2030

Vaccine hesitancy: Testimonies and case studies from the COVID-19 Peer Hub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcntkdYTHL0

COVID-19 vaccine introduction: Q&A with Susan MacKay from GAVI about vaccine hesitancy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oMZQH9L_RM

COVID-19 Peer Hub workshop with Lisa Menning (WHO): Exploring vaccine hesitancy and demand promotion

https://youtu.be/UCBA_zuh88o?t=528