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A Wearable Reminder For Caregivers to Stick to Appointments
Despite the critical role of immunisation in preventing mortality in children below five years, caregivers still find it difficult to adhere to their children's vaccination schedule, writes Chibuike Alagboso and Ikemefuna Igwe for the Nigeria Health Watch.
The Wearable Immunisation Alert (WIA) wristband, is designed to help caregivers remind them of their children's vaccination dates. The WIA's usability doesn't depend on phones or other devices owned by the caregivers as is the case with some mobile health solutions such as SMS reminders for vaccinations. The WIA starts illuminating intermittently a day before an appointment is due and continues until the caregiver takes the child to the healthcare facility. It is then reset by the health workers for the next appointment.
According to the Nigeria Strategy for Immunisation and PHC System Strengthening [NSIPSS], the country has 4.3 million unvaccinated children, the highest in the world. The 2016/2017 multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) revealed that 77% of children aged 12-23 months did not receive all routine immunisations. It is therefore important for governments and stakeholders to continue deploying all strategies to ensure that immunisation coverage and uptake continues to increase.
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More caregivers coming to the primary healthcare facility to vaccinate their children helped reduce vaccine wastage because opened vials were exhausted before opening another.
