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Health infrastructure & immunisation coverage in rural India (pdf 39kb)

This research paper examines the impact of health infrastructure and community health workers on immunisation coverage in rural India.

Findings in the paper include:

- The availability of health infrastructure had only a modest effect on immunisation coverage
- Larger and better-equipped facilities had bigger effects on immunisation coverage
- The presence of community health workers in the village was not associated with increased immunisation coverage

The paper concludes that reforming community outreach programs, rather than expansion of health infrastructure, is more likely to help achieve the goal of universal immunisation coverage.

 

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