Informal health sector and routine immunization: making the case for harnessing the potentials of patent medicine vendors for the big catch-up to reduce zero-dose children in sub-Saharan Africa

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Abdu A. Adamu (Author), Rabiu I. Jalo (Author), Duduzile Ndwandwe (Author), Charles S. Wiysonge (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in the number of unimmunized and under-immunized children in Africa. The majority of unimmunized (or zero-dose) children live in hard-to-reach rural areas, urban slums, and communities affected by conflict where health facilities are usually unavailable or diffic...