Measuring vaccination status and drivers for vaccination in children with disability in Fiji

Jul 14, 2023

To measure vaccination status in children with disability in Suva-Nausori corridor, Fiji and understand the social and behavioural drivers for vaccination.

Researchers: Meru Sheel (Co-PI), Gulam Khandaker (Co-PI), Israt Jahan, Unise Vakaloloma, Sureni Perera, Ilisapici Tuibeqa, Rachel Devi, Litiana Volavola, William May, Donald Wilson, Susan Woolfenden, Kate Milner, Margie Danchin, Rosalie Power, Sarah McIntyre, Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Nadia Badawi, Kristine Macartney

Funder: Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

This project is part of the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA)

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