To design and deliver training for the health workforce involved in delivery of routine and COVID-19 vaccination in Cambodia and Lao PDR.
Researchers: Meru Sheel (PI), Esabelle Yam, Alvin Kuo Jing Teo, Gemma Saravanos, Julie Leask, Tracy Smart, Siyan Yi, Kylie Jenkins, Margie Danchin, Christopher Morgan, Martyn Kirk, Darren Gray, Kristine Macartney
Funder: Asian Development Bank
In October 2024, A/Prof Meru Sheel, Cyra Patel, and Dr Gemma Saravanos travelled to Vientiane to present the findings from an Evaluation of the Lao Electronic Immunisation Register to the Lao Government, Ministry of Health and the National Immunisation Programme. ...
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