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Naunehal - Integrated Immunization & MNCH Interventions; A Quasi-Experimental Study

NCT05135637 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 8100

Last updated 2021-11-26

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Summary

Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) are an area of concern in Pakistan with many health and nutrition indicators at sub-optimal levels. Although these indicators are slowly improving, the interruption of health and immunization programs due to COVID-19 is projected to have severe impacts on the health of women and children. The purpose of this pilot is to test an integrated strategy of implementing immunization, primary health care, and nutrition services in a high-risk setting of Pakistan.

Conditions

  • Under Five Child Health Nutrition and Immunization

Interventions

OTHER

Mobile health services

Mobile health services (MHS) will be deployed with one team per UC. MHS will focus on underserved areas to provide basic health services, immunization, \& health and nutrition counseling for under-five children \& WRAs.

OTHER

Private practitioner engagement for immunization

Private healthcare providers (HCPs) will be taken on board to increase coverage of immunization. HCPs will offer routine vaccination to all under-five children visiting their clinics. Project team will liaison with EPI to arrange vaccines for them.

OTHER

Community engagement and mobilization

Community engagement \& mobilization will focus on immunization, breastfeeding practices, \& optimal care-seeking for both pregnant women and young children. Opinion leaders will be engaged to gain support for activities.

OTHER

Sehat Nishani - a health, nutrition and immunization app

Sehat Nishani App will be launched to assess feasibility of a health, \& immunization app to capture information on birth, nutrition, immunization \& growth records. Lady health workers (LHWs), lady health visitors (LHVs) in government health facilities, EPI vaccinators \& HCPs will be engaged to use app.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aga Khan University

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zulfiqar Bhutta · SickKids Centre for Global Child Health

Eligibility

Max Age
59 Months
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-05-31
Completion
2022-06-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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