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The Rockefeller Foundation and PATH announced the Digital Results Improve Vaccine Equity and Demand (DRIVE Demand) project, a two-year, US$5 million partnership with PATH’s Digital Square initiative to deploy and expand the use of digital health tools in Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia.
Read MoreRoutine vaccination is one of the safest and most cost-effective methods to protect against life-threatening diseases in both children and adults. Despite the longstanding success of vaccines, low immunization levels persist. About 20 million children miss out on life-saving vaccines annually, with the poorest and most vulnerable among the least likely to be vaccinated. While many factors contribute to low vaccination rates, one major obstacle is a lack of timely, high-quality data to inform the delivery of immunization services.
Read MoreAs the pandemic continues to rage, public health officials are combating third or fourth waves of COVID-19 even as they are beginning to vaccinate their populations. We have seen countries around the globe, such as the United States, struggle to rollout the vaccine quickly, efficiently, and equitably amid the many demands that COVID-19 has placed on public health systems. These challenges are no different for low-to middle-income countries (LMICs), where public health systems are already stressed.
Read MoreThere is an unprecedented effort underway to develop safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. Through COVAX, lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) may receive enough vaccine doses for 20% of their population. Only if the vaccine is efficiently and equitably delivered will it stem the spread of the pandemic and speed economic recovery for hundreds of millions of people. LMICs will require robust and mature digital solutions to achieve this immense task.
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