Lepri Bernadin Nicaise AKA Lepri Bernadin Nicaise’s Updates

Week 1 assignment

"Question #1: Should Harmonia conduct an EPI survey early next year? What are your considerations?

"Yes. Harmonia should conduct an EPI survey early next year because the administrative vaccination coverages are not realistic, the census is old (over ten years) and we don’t know the real situation of EPI performances. Also, these information’s are needed for the next new vaccine introduction."

Question #2: The steering committee includes representatives from the national Ministry of Health, National Statistics Office, WHO, UNICEF, and a donor. Given what you have already learned about Harmonia, what do you think will be their primary question of interest for the survey (estimation, comparison, or classification)? Why?

"The primary question of interest for the survey should be an estimation which will provide the current vaccination coverage. In order to know the real vaccination coverages of Harmonia EPI. It will provide information for the next rotavirus vaccine introduction submission."

Question #3: Who will comprise the target population and why?

"The target population will children from 12 to 23 months old because this age group is the last year vaccination cohort. They may have finish the complete immunization series."