Journal article
National Immunization Program: Computerized System as a tool for new challenges
The scope and coverage of the Brazilian Immunization Program can be compared with those in developed countries because it provides a large number of vaccines and has a considerable coverage. The increasing complexity of the program brings challenges regarding its development, high coverage levels, access equality, and safety. The Immunization Information System, with nominal data, is an innovative tool that can more accurately monitor these indicators and allows the evaluation of the impact of new vaccination strategies. The main difficulties for such a system are in its implementation process, training of professionals, mastering its use, its constant maintenance needs and ensuring the information contained remain confidential. Therefore, encouraging the development of this tool should be part of public health policies and should also be involved in the three spheres of government as well as the public and private vaccination services.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2015
Journal
Revista de saúde pública
Volume
49
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Data
Countries
- Brazil
Tags
- Data quality
- Data reporting
- Immunization information systems
WHO Regions
- Region of the Americas