Electronic Immunization Registry: Practical Considerations for Planning, Development, Implementation and Evaluation
Abstract
This document is designed to support EPI managers and their teams in the implementation
of EIR-related information systems, using the various experiences compiled at the global
level – and, especially, in the Region of the Americas – as a foundation. Within this context,
the main objectives of this document are as follows: To generate knowledge related to information systems and immunization registries
for immunization program managers at the national and subnational levels;
»» To provide teams, EPI managers, and experts in health information systems with
relevant background and experiences for development, implementation, maintenance,
monitoring, and evaluation of EIR systems, so as to support planning of their
implementation;
»» To provide technical, functional, and operational recommendations that can serve
as a basis for discussion and analysis of the standard requirements needed for
development and implementation of EIRs in countries of the Region of the Americas
and other regions;
»» To serve as a platform for documentation and sharing of lessons learned and successful
experiences in EIR implementation.
This document is structured into three major sections: background; EIR planning and
design; and EIR development and implementation, taking into account the relevant
processes and their structure.
The content of the chapters is supported by a literature review of aspects related to
EIR requirements, and summarizes the experiences of the countries of the Region of the
Americas and other regions that already have EIRs in place or are at the development
and implementation stage. Many of the experiences presented herein have been shared
during the three editions of the “Regional Meeting to Share Lessons Learned in the
Development and Implementation of Electronic Individualized Vaccination Registries,”
held in 2011 in Bogotá (Colombia), in 2013 in Brasilia (Brazil), and in 2016 in San José (Costa
Rica), in addition to ad hoc meetings held by the Pan American Health Organization/World
Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and Member States.
Translated title
Registro nominal de vacunación electrónico: consideraciones prácticas para su planificación, desarrollo, implementación y evaluación
Subject
Category of PAHO Strategic Plan 2014-2019
Citation
Pan American Health Organization. Electronic Immunization Registry: Practical Considerations for Planning, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2017.
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