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"...we do have so many gender-related barriers, particularly [because] females are not decisions makers, [and there are] cultural and religious barrier[s] deteriorating vaccine acceptance.
I am a senior public health administrator and during my 25 +years of progressive career in public health in India setting, I have worked at the country level and sub-national level in WCO-India and leading donor-based (Gates Foundation and USAID) projects, working and managing primary health programming focusing on service delivery, and systems app
"Experiences gained from the project can be used to encourage the consideration of collaborative participation in routine immunization, new vaccine introductions, and other public health programs and decision-making processes."
Several challenges such as mis- and disinformation, supply chain disruptions, the digital divide, and social and geographical barriers were overcome to reach unprecedented vaccine coverage
There was a high rate of vaccine hesitancy in the community, over fears of the vaccine reacting badly with sex change hormones, and of humiliation at the vaccination centres.