Benin,Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire Immunization Services

Implementing immunizations into the clinics can be challenging for the facility and the staff. There are several methods that have been implemented to monitor the methods used by the staff to give the immunizations to the patients in the clinics. There have been several obstacles and challenges that the staff and leaders have faced. As with any changes that take place in patient care within an organization methods must be set up to monitor those changes. Changes promote challenges not just to staff leaders but the organization as a whole. Communication with any changes can be challenging for

Vaccines are one of most successful and cost effective public health preventive tool in current century for preventing communicable diseases. According to UK Health Protection Agency (HPA), vaccination is the second most effective public health intervention worldwide. Immunization protects the individual as well the community from serious diseases. Since the implementation of immunization there has been a 95% reduction in the cases 4. According to WHO immunization prevented 2million deaths worldwide.

Healthcare plays a crucial part in our lives. Health disparities “phrase references black-white differences as well health disadvantages characteristic of other ethnic groups “of color,” such as Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans” (Coreil, 2010 p. 167). Many socio-ecological factors that contribute to the existence of health disparities when it comes immunizations. An individual ability to have access to health care, insurance status, income level, provider and patient knowledge have a significant impact on vaccination rates.

For example, “Hospitals have seen an influx of patients suffering from preventable diseases, the aid group said”. These preventable diseases can include diarrhea, typhoid, hepatitis A, and most commonly malaria. Two out of every five children survive into their adulthood; because of unsanitary conditions, these diseases which are not prominent in well developed countries, have pronounced themselves as some of the most dangerous diseases in the country. This decrease of sanitation can be partially blamed on the ongoing war in the Congo. The rebel groups use children soldiers to fight their opponents. Furthermore, hospitals reported that, “Since government troops and rebels began clashing in the volatile eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ‘the numbers arriving at the hospital have gone through the roof,’ said Dr. Louis Kamate of the Virunga Referral Hospital in Goma”. Conflicts and poverty have been proven to be the main factors of child death in the Congo. In order for the society to be successful, they must put an end to this terrible aspect of the country.

* Collaborating with government and international agencies to reduce mortality and expand measles elimination goals on a global level. ("Vaccines and

These scenarios are in complete contrast with some of the countries of poor health care system. One of these countries is Nigeria which has been suffering from a stagnant health care system. Its people either have limited access to health care or none at all. Many blame this problem to the prevalence of fake drugs, AIDS epidemic and the unhealthy lifestyles of the people while others point at the lack of health policy as the culprit.

* Inability to access vaccine as vaccination programs have not been implemented in some countries.

Sufficient data shows that vaccines has made a major improvement in decreasing suffering and death of infectious diseases and syndrome. And yet, despite the mounting evidence that reassure the safety and value of vaccination, public health continuous faces the dilemma over individual choice, autonomy and protection of the entire population at risk. Children in developing countries now have more access to vaccines, yet, the debate continue over the requirement, including mandates immunization during public health emergency and school-aged. This paper addresses the framework for policy and laws that are associated with immunization that protect our children from infectious diseases.

Failure to immunize people impacts negatively on a country 's growth as it is a health burden to the public. This is because most people are left with chronic disease conditions that are difficult to manage; as such infections require complex and costly care. It is imperative to note that there are many barriers to enhancing the use of adult vaccination among people. The low rates of vaccination indicate the existence of limited public and provider knowledge on the issue of immunization. Other issues include existence of different economic constraints and infrastructure to support the program. Adult immunization is undervalued by the public and healthcare providers as very little information is known about its benefit.

The first viewpoint this paper will examine is that of those in favor of vaccinating children. Firstly, vaccinations have the ability to protect children from diseases such as Hepatitis B, Measles, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Polio, Influenza, and Tuberculosis, as well as an assortment of others. The driving force behind most pro-vaccine individuals is the protection of their children. When parents choose not to give their children vaccinations, it increases the chance of an outbreak of any of the above mentioned diseases. Without the implementation of vaccines, many of these easily-preventable diseases become possible epidemics."Vaccines are only given to children after a long and careful review by scientists, doctors, and healthcare professionals" (Vaccines). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, works alongside public and private

In order to emphasize the significance of creating organized education interventions specific to a country’s socioeconomic factors, I will compare the impact of the discussions in several countries. As expressed by the results of the survey conducted by Lori K. Handy et al., parents from Greece, Botswana, and the Dominican Republic had differing opinions about their confidence in vaccination education. Therefore, a country’s political, economic, and social state can have an impact on parents’ trust in healthcare providers as well. The responses from the participants in the

Focus group and key informant interviews among Somali parents revealed multiple cultural barriers contributing to the low vaccination intake in Somali children. The Somali community is an oral society and any negative encounter, experienced by one member, will be spread throughout the wider community. The mistrust in the healthcare system and governmental entities appears to arise from historical remnants of the repressive Somali State where people lived under fear and any “sensitive” information shared would put one at risk. So it is not surprising that Somalis are more reluctant to trust any government-associated system. This study contributes to an understanding and appreciation that Somalis view vaccinations as government-sponsored program, raising concern about vaccinations. Also the complexity of the American healthcare system contributes significantly to the barriers of vaccinations intake [11].

The authors Sharara and Kanj of “War and Infectious Diseases: Challenges of the Syrian Civil War” seek to explore the effects that the extensive Civil War that is occurring in Syria has on the spread of diseases. The spread of devastating diseases that have occurred in relation to the Civil War are destroying the health care centers and all available preventive care in Syria. According to the authors, the war not only physical destroyed health centers, it has depleted the amount of doctors, and has introduced fighters from other countries that bring in diseases. Also the environmental conditions of war have made individuals, especially the malnourish susceptible to diseases. Another effect of the war that was stated was that diseases that were

My research shows show there is still a risk of vaccines such as allergies, autism, multiple sclerosis and possibly SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Therefore the natural way for our children’s immune system to be strong is let them expose to germs. Once their body is immune to the disease it will recognize and destroy it. Newborns, babies and toddlers may have some protection from their mother however it is only for a short period of time. Some parents are opposed to giving their child vaccination because partly of religious belief, philosophical or personal moral or it could due to financial reason. In the third world country they do not have government-funded public immunization programs therefore most children are not vaccinated.

With immunization, a country’s growth can be boosted, as immunization makes economic sense. Though there are some challenges in being able to vaccinate all target children, UNICEF has made major initiatives and major progress.