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Geo-tracking system enhances polio response in Congo [1]

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Date: 2023-06

Prior to the campaign, the WHO rapid response teams trained vaccinators on how to use the application, as well as how to keep vaccines safe at the required temperature, and how and who to vaccinate, among other things pivotal for improved vaccination campaigns.



The tracker system has demonstrated its capacity to capture and analyze spatial and geographic data on visual maps, providing geographic real-time coverage information for all team areas, including locating missing settlements to improve vaccination coverage.



In conjunction with the Open Data Kit (ODK), it also has the capacity to collect field data, including settlement names, types of households, reasons for refusal to vaccinate, and more. After the campaign, the data is used to update ward-level micro plans to improve future vaccination rounds.



Congo first used this innovation in 2021. The application has since been updated, and more vaccinators are receiving the necessary training to use it optimally.

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