Questions and Answers
What are the benefits of accurate forecasting of vaccine needs in healthcare facilities?
Efficient management of vaccines and immunization sessions, eliminate shortages or overstocking of vaccines, improve vaccine use and reduction of wastages, and monitor progress of immunization in relation to target coverage.
What method should healthcare facilities use to estimate vaccine needs if they are serving the same population?
Previous consumption method
Why is it essential to collect reliable data from health facilities to districts for vaccine forecasting?
To accurately estimate the number of doses of vaccines required to reach all target children and childbearing age women.
What is the first step in vaccine forecasting by healthcare facilities?
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What are the three common methods used to estimate vaccine needs?
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Why is it important for healthcare facilities to monitor the progress of immunization in relation to target coverage?
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Study Notes
Vaccines Forecasting
- Accurate estimation of vaccine needs requires reliable data collection from health facilities to districts
- Each health facility should forecast vaccine doses required to reach target children and childbearing age women based on the set target number of children to be vaccinated (28)
Importance of Accurate Forecasting
- Efficient management of vaccines and immunization sessions
- Elimination of shortages or overstocking of vaccines
- Improvement in vaccine use and reduction of wastages
- Monitoring of immunization progress in relation to target coverage
Methods of Estimating Vaccine Needs
- Target population method
- Previous consumption method (suitable when health facilities share the same population)
- Size of immunization sessions method
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Learn about the importance of accurate vaccine forecasting in healthcare facilities to efficiently manage vaccines and immunization sessions. This includes collecting reliable data to meet vaccination targets.
