DAY 1: June 13, 2023
KEYNOTE SESSION
Welcome & Keynote Dialogue
Medical Anthropologist, Quebec National Institute of Public Health, Canada
- Anuradha Gupta, MBA, President of Global Immunization, Sabin Vaccine Institute
Immunization: The Equity Imperative
Moderator: Anuradha Gupta
- Deepa Risal Pokharel, MA, Senior Adviser, Social and Behavior Change/Team Lead Immunization Demand, UNICEF HQ
- Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh, MD, MPH, MSc, Founder and Board President, Rural Doctors & Associate at Clinton Health Access Initiative, Cameroon
- Saad Omer, MBBS, PhD, Director, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
- Mutua L. Mutinda, KECN, KRCHN, Head of Health Promotion in Nairobi City County, Kenya
- Glenda Gray, MBBCh, FC Paeds, DSc, President, South African Medical Research Council
CONCURRENT SESSION I
Recovery & Reimagining Childhood Essential Immunization
Moderator: Stacey Knobler, MSc, Vice President, Vaccine Innovation & Global Immunization, Sabin Vaccine Institute
- Doris Njomo, PhD, MA, Principal Research Scientist, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Childhood Vaccination in Kenya - Sara Al-Dahir, PharmD, PhD, Clinical Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana
The Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic Shutdowns on Immunization Completion in Hadeetha, Anbar, Iraq: A Case-Study of Vaccine Completion in a Recovering Healthcare System - Carla Puca, MPH, MIDI, Project Officer, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
Moort Vax Waangkiny: Understanding Barriers to Routine Vaccine Uptake Among Aboriginal Children Aged Under 5 Years in the Perth Metropolitan Region - Naby Yaya Conté, MD, MPH, WHO Consultant, EPI Program Guinea
Study of Factors Associated with Zero Dose and Under-Immunized Children in the Health District of Siguiri in Guinea 2022
Moderator: Sharon Barnhardt, PhD, MPA, Director of Research, Centre for Social and Behavior Change, Ashoka University
- Mofeyisara Omobowale, PhD, Lecturer, Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Increasing Demand for Vaccination Through Innovative Childhood Immunization Strategies for Working Mothers in Ibadan: The Role of Social (Relations) Influencers - Dumisile Nkosi, MSc, Clinical Trial Coordinator, University of Malawi
Determinants of Vaccine Coverage and Acceptability of Malaria RTSS Vaccine in Children Aged 6-23 Months in Malawi: A Healthcare Provider’s Perspective. - Septrina Frisca Tobing, MAAPD, Quality Assurance Coordinator, Empatika
Engaging Private Sector to Increase Routine Childhood Immunization in Indonesia - Devi Leena Bose, MA, Director, Behavioural Change and Communication, Kantar, India
Lessons on Strengthening Vaccine Demand and Uptake by Parents of Children Under Two: Notes from Pilot in Northern India - Emily Hoffman, MD, Infectious Disease Fellow, New York University
Peer Vaccine Educators within Community Healthcare Practices: A Pragmatic, Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer Education to Increase Routine Pediatric Vaccine Uptake in New York
Moderator: Richard Kabanda, PhD, MPH, MBA, Acting Commissioner Health Services, Health Promotion, Education, and Health Communication, Ministry of Health, Uganda
- Carla Toko, MPH, Senior Manager, Advocacy & Communications, VillageReach
Integration of COVID-19 Vaccination with Routine Immunization Services at Two Primary Health Centers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Yatender Singh, MSW, Program Manager, Project Concern International
Rebounding Routine Immunization Coverage Slowed Down by COVID-19 Pandemic: How Community Action Groups (CAGs) Came Forward and Turned the Tide in Uttar Pradesh, India - Muhammad Zia Muneer, MPhil, Manager, IRD Pakistan
Exploring Caregivers’ Concerns and Queries Related to Routine Maternal and Childhood Immunizations in Pakistan: Analysis of Provincial Helpline Data from 2019 to 2022 - Mavuto Thomas, MPH, Chief Health Promotion Officer, Ministry of Health Malawi
Reducing the Zero Dose Children in Mtengowanthenga, Dowa District in Malawi - Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh, MD, MPH, MSc, Founder and Board President, Rural Doctors & Associate at Clinton Health Access Initiative, Cameroon
The Use of Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Model to Generate Vaccine Demand: The Case of a Remote Fishing Community in Cameroon
CONCURRENT SESSION II
Vaccinating across the Life-Course: Maximizing the Benefits to All
Moderator: Susanne Montgomery, PhD, MPH, MS, Professor and Dean, Loma Linda University
- Laura Skrip, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Liberia College of Health Sciences
Assessing Social, Demographic, and Clinical Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccination Behavior in Post-Ebola Liberia - Porcia Manandhar, PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins University
Research on COVID-19 Vaccine Trust, Inequities, and Hesitancy in Nepal - Julio Ichazo, MAppEc, Project Coordinator, Fundación Bunge y Born
First Vaccine Confidence and Access Index in Argentina: Results Comparison from 2019 to 2022 - Saif ul Hadi, MA, Director, Global Access and Behavioral Research, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
How Gamified Behavioral Experiments Can Enable a Deeper Understanding of Say-Do Gaps: Learnings From an HIV Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Acceptability Study in India - Stefan Mandić-Rajčević, MD, PhD, Social & Behavior Change Specialist, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc
Developing a Behavior-Led Strategy to Integrate COVID-19 Vaccination into Life-Course Vaccination and Healthy Lifestyles
Moderator: Chisom Obi-Jeff, MSc, Principal/CEO, Brooks Insights
- Richard Kabanda, PhD, MPH, MBA, Acting Commissioner Health Services, Health Promotion, Education, and Health Communication, Ministry of Health, Uganda
Demand Generation as Part of Pandemic Preparedness, Vaccine Access and Delivery, and Decision-Making - Rupali Limaye, PhD, MPH, MA, Deputy Director, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Vaccine Acceptance and Demand Generation for Future Vaccines - Mark Donald C. Reñosa, RN, MSN, Supervising Science Research Specialist, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine – Department of Health, Philippines
Human-Centered Design Bolsters Vaccine Confidence in the Philippines – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial - Kiranmayee Muralidhar, MBBS, MPH, Research Physician, Public Health Research Institute of India
Knowledge and Acceptability of HPV Vaccination for Young Adult Women in Rural Mysore District, India: A Mixed-Methods Study - Heather Lanthorn, ScD, MPH, Program Director, Social Science Research Council
The Mercury Project: Cost-Effective, Scalable Solutions to Insufficient Demand for Vaccinations Over the Life Course - Heidi J. Larson, PhD, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, Director, The Vaccine Confidence Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
HPV and the Challenges Presented by the Perception and Practice of a “Female Only” Vaccine
Moderator: Aamer Ikram, PhD, MCPS, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute Health of Pakistan
- Prem Singh, MBBS, MD, Associate Director and Country Lead-Immunization, Jhpiego
Building a Sustainable Adolescent Vaccination Program: Lessons From Recent Efforts to Improve the Uptake of Td Vaccination Across Four States of India - Marissa Malchione, MS, Senior Manager, Research & Analysis, Vaccine Innovation & Global Immunization, Sabin Vaccine Institute
Exploring Determinants of Response-Ready Influenza Vaccination Programs in Middle-Income Countries - Saransh Sharma, Lead – Behavioral Science, Final Mile Consulting
Psycho-Behavioral Segmentation and Targeted Solutions for COVID Vaccine Uptake in LMICs [Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Pakistan] - Angela Chaudhuri, MPH, Chief Catalyst, Swasti
Last Mile Access to Vaccines: The Case for People-Centered Health Response - Adidja Amani, MD, MPH, MVDDc, PhD Candidate, Global COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, WHO Regional Office for Africa
Using the Integration Mapping Tool to Support Countries in Assessing Their Level of Integration - Marley Jurgensmeyer, Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University
VIEW-Hub: Visualizing Data on Vaccine Use and Impact
SIDE EVENT
Vaccination Demand Hub Global Partners Session
DAY 2: June 14, 2023
PLENARY II
Moderator: Glenda Gray, MBBCh, FC Paeds, Dsc, President, South African Medical Research Council
- Edina Amponsah-Dacosta, PhD, MPH, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vaccines for Africa Initiative (VACFA), South Africa
- Sunitha Chandrasekhar, PhD, Vice President Public Health, 3Analytics
- Deepa Risal Pokharel, MA, Senior Adviser, Social and Behavior Change/Team Lead Immunization Demand, UNICEF HQ
- Bhakti Ghatole, MSAP, Research Assistant, Sangath, India
Structural Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccine Access and Uptake Among Transgender and Disability Communities - Chinedu Anthony Iwu, MBBS, MPH, MBA, Consultant, Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imo State University
Challenges for Mothers in Rural Areas [of Nigeria] in the Uptake of HPV Vaccines Among Their Children in a Developing Country - Claire Thomas, Co-Deputy Director, Minority Rights Group International
Application of a Diversity Equity and Inclusion Framework to Address the Immunization Zero Dose Challenge in Somalia - Manojkumar Choudhary, PhD, MPS, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, CORE Group Partners Project
Value of Deploying Community-Level Mobilizers to Mobilize Communities and Boost or Rebound Vaccination Uptake: CORE Group Partners Project’s (CGPP) Experience in Increasing Polio, Routine Immunization, and COVID-19 Vaccination in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Uttar Pradesh, India
PLENARY III
Moderator: Holly Seale, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Magid Al-Gunaid, MBBCH, MPA, Public Health Progams Director, GHD/EMPHNET
- Anant Bhan, MBBS, MHSc, Mentor, Principal Investigator, Project Lead, Sangath, India
- Amaya Gillespie, Senior Social and Behaviour Change Scientist, UNICEF regional office for Middle East and Northern Africa
- Chattiya Nitpolprasert, PhD Fellow, Social and Behavioral Researcher, Adam’s Love Global Foundation
COVID-19 Vaccination and People Living with HIV in Thailand - Mónica Berger González, PhD, MPH, Director, Unit of Medical Anthropology, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Vaccination in Plurimedical Settings: Understanding Traditional Medicine’s Role for Effective Communication Efforts Against COVID-19 - Patricka Chulamokha, MA, MPH, Regional Vaccination Support Officer, International Organization for Migration
Understanding and Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Demand in Displaced Person Shelters on the Thai Myanmar Border—A Human-Centered Design Project - Mohamed Modber, RN, CHN, Community Health Nurse, Sudan
Barriers to Vaccination in the Conflict Setting of Sudan
CONCURRENT SESSION III
Complexities of Vaccine Equity
Moderator: Rupali Limaye, PhD, MPH, MA, Deputy Director, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Lili Nur Indah Sari, MPP, Vaccine Senior Program Officer, Clinton Health Access Initiative
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Survey in Indonesia: Community and Provider Perspectives Across Four Provinces - Katie Attwell, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
Vaccination Acceptance Amongst At-Risk and Neglected Groups: Recentering the State to Address the Limitations of Existing Theoretical Frameworks - Melanie Abongo Awino, PhD, MPH, Clinical Researcher, Kenyatta National Hospital
Prevalence and Challenges of Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccine Among the Key Population in Kenya - Sneha Shashidhara, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Ashoka University
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural India
Moderator: Mavuto Thomas, MPH, Chief Health Promotion Officer, Ministry of Health Malawi
- Thiaba Fame, MPH, Risk Communication & Community Engagement Coordinator, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Using Real-Time Community Insights to Inform and Adapt Plans and Strategies to Improve Vaccine Uptake: Red Cross and Red Crescent Approach and Lessons Learned from Ebola to COVID-19 - Raveesha Mugali, MD, MPH, Health Specialist – Immunization, UNICEF
Rapid Community Assessments are Effective Tools for Identifying, Understanding and Reaching Missed Communities, Especially During the Pandemic - Linda Shuro, PhD, Evaluation Coordinator, VillageReach
Evaluation of Community-Based Participatory Project to Identify Barriers of Childhood Immunization Uptake and Generate Community-Driven Solutions in Zambézia, Mozambique - Viviane Bianco, MSGH, Social and Behavior Change Specialist, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe
Implementing a Nation-Wide SMS Reminder to Increase HPV Vaccination in Georgia: Results from a 5-Arm Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial - Corrina Moucheraud, ScD, MPH, Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles
HPV Vaccination in Kenya: Factors Associated with Uptake - Holly Seale, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, School of Population Health, University of New South Wales
“It’s no use saying it in English”: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Strategies to Enhance Immunization Uptake Amongst Ethnic Minority Communities in Australia
Moderator: Robert Kanwagi, MPH, Team Lead, Vaccine Confidence Project
- Yulianto Santoso Kurniawan, National COVID-19 Coordinator (Vaccine Access & Health Security Initiative), Australia Indonesia Health Security Partnership
Inclusive Vaccination: Narrowing Operational Gaps COVID-19 Vaccinations for People with Disability - Djeneba Coulibaly-Traore, PhD, MPH, Country Project Director, PATH
Improving Vaccine Uptake in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Engagement of Non-Traditional Partners to Improve COVID-19 and Routine Immunization - Sabitri Bhatta, MA, Vaccination Program Support Specialist, Abt Associates, Inc
Engaging Community Health Workers, Elected Leaders, and Other Influential Community Members in Communication and Mobilization Activities to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Municipalities with Low Vaccination Coverage [in Nepal]. - Isaac Olufadewa, MBBS, MHS, Founder, Slum and Rural Health Initiative
Young People as Change Agents in Vaccination Programs: Lessons from the ‘Youth for COVAX’ Project in 2 African Countries [Nigeria and Ethiopia] - Doreen Tuhebwe, PhD Candidate, MPH, Research Fellow, Makerere School of Public Health
Improving HPV Vaccine Acceptance Through Peer-to-peer Education Among Adolescent Girls in the Urban Poor Settings of Kisenyi, Kampala, Uganda
DAY 3: June 15, 2023
PLENARY IV
Moderator: Angus Thomson, PhD, Principal, Irimi Company
Panelists:
- Adidja Amani, MD, MPH, MVDDc, PhD Candidate, Global COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, WHO Regional Office for Africa
- Ana Bottallo, PhD, Journalist, Folha de Sāo Paulo, Brazil
- Julie Leask, PhD, MPH, Social Scientist and Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- Farah Naz Qamar, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Aga Khan University
CONCURRENT SESSION IV
Tools and Approaches to Boost Vaccine Confidence
Moderator: Kate Hopkins, PhD, MPH, Director of Research, Vaccine Acceptance and Demand, Sabin Vaccine Institute
- Emily Miller, MGH, Education and Training Coordinator, International Vaccine Access Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Evaluation of a Training Resource to Strengthen Healthcare Worker Capacity in Combating Vaccine Misinformation - John Cook, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne; Jacquellyn Ssanyu, MPH, Research Coordinator, Makerere University; Doris Njomo, PhD, MA, Principal Research Scientist, Kenya Medical Research Institute; Rubina Qasim, RN//RM, MScN, Acting Principal, Dow Institute of Nursing & Midwifery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Co-Designing a Mobile-Based Game to Improve Misinformation Resistance and Vaccine Knowledge in East Africa and South Asia - Suman Pant, MBBS, MPH-GH, Research Officer, Nepal Health Research Council; Tahir Yousafzai, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University
How Microbe Literacy Workshops are Conducted and Why We Think They Work
Moderator: Nessa Ryan, PhD, MPH, Global Health Epidemiology Fellow, Global Immunization Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Arnaud Gagneur, MD, PhD, Professor, Université de Sherbrooke
Training HCW in an Evidence-Based Immunization Promotion Strategy that Integrates MI in Quebec - Julie Leask, PhD, MPH, Social Scientist and Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
The Sharing Knowledge About Immunization (SKAI) Approach Integrating MI in Australia - Raluca Zaharia, Social and Behavior Change Specialist, UNICEF Romania
Using Motivational Interviewing to Encourage Timely Completion of Vaccinations and Improved Interpersonal Communication Between HCWs and Caregivers in Romania - Hinda Omar, BASc, Health Educator Specialist, Minnesota Department of Health, USA
& Nessa Ryan, PhD, MPH, Global Health Epidemiology Fellow, Global Immunization Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Modules to Build Skills in Effective Peer-to-Peer Communication About Vaccines in Somali Diaspora Communities
Breakout Groups: Gain practical experience using a role-playing motivational interviewing exercise
SESSION 3: Skills Building Workshop on Human-Centered Design Approach to Increase Vaccine Demand
Moderator: UNICEF/Nucleus
During this interactive skills building session, practical tools will be introduced to analyze complex challenges and foster collaborative problem-solving through various systems mapping methods. Participants will engage in group activities using example scenarios to enhance community understanding and engagement with primary health services.
During this interactive skills building session, practical tools will be introduced to analyze complex challenges and foster collaborative problem-solving through various systems mapping methods. Participants will engage in group activities using example scenarios to enhance community understanding and engagement with primary health services.
CONCURRENT SESSION V
Social Listening and Understanding Community Information Needs
Moderator: Kate Hopkins, PhD, MPH, Director of Research, Vaccine Acceptance and Demand, Sabin Vaccine Institute
- Chrys Promesse Kaniki, MD, PhD Candidate, Senior Technical Officer for Strategic Program and Bingwa Initiative Coordinator, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mind the Gap: Bridging Disparities in Vaccine Acceptance Across Different Communities - Susanne Montgomery, PhD, MPH, MS, Professor and Dean, Loma Linda University
Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Healthcare Workers: Implications for Community - Valentina Bollenback, Regional Programme Director – Asia, MAGENTA
Countering Misinformation in South Asia Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic [Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka] (Recording not available.) - Lucilla Blankenberg, CEO, Community Media Trust Zwakala National Youth Social Media Campaign to Mitigate Rumours Using Humour (in South Africa)
- Charles N. Kakaire, MPH, Social and Behavior Change Specialist, Immunization, UNICEF
Social Listening and Anthropological Insights into Ebola Virus Disease and Vaccination in Uganda: A Mixed Methods Study - Joël Fabrice Konan Djaha, MPH, Qualitative Research Assistant, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny /Programme PAC-CI
Vaccination Against COVID-19 in Côte d’Ivoire: Responding to Missed Opportunities to Promote to Virtual Facebook Communities
Moderator: Chelsey Lepage, MA, Director of Programs, Irimi
- Margie Danchin, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, Consultant Paediatrician, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Vaccine Champions Program in Viet Nam and Fiji - Raheel Allana, MSBE, BDS, Research Associate, Aga Khan University
Mobile Phone Caller Tunes as an Innovative Strategy to Mitigate Pandemic Spread and to Promote Vaccination Uptake in Pakistan Digital Health Strategies - Chizoba Wonodi, DrPH, Associate Scientist, Women Advocates for Vaccine Access
Targeted Messaging for COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance (TM-COVAC) - Daniela Da’Costa, MSc, Technical Advisor, Institute of Inclusive Health, and Research Guest, Unit of Medical Anthropology, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Developing a Transdisciplinary Approach to Intercultural Team Building for Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Uptake in Maya Communities of Guatemala - Corrina Moucheraud, ScD, MPH, Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles
COVID-19 Vaccine Information, Misinformation and Vaccine Uptake in Malawi - Rabab Batool, PhD Candidate, Aga Khan University
Parental Acceptance of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Among Children Aged 6 Months to 15 Years in an Outbreak Setting of Lyari Town Karachi, Pakistan
Moderator: Nadia Peimbert-Rappaport, Senior Manager, Stakeholder Partnerships, Vaccine Acceptance & Demand, Sabin Vaccine Institute
- Ana Bottallo, PhD, Science Journalist and media mentor, Folha de Sāo Paulo, Brazil
- Patrick Kahondwa, Science Journalist, Chief Editor of sciencemediardc.net and reporter for SciDev & VaccinesWork
- Jaya Shreedhar, MD, Media Trainer and Journalist, Internews
This interactive session with seasoned media trainers and health and science journalists from Africa, Asia and the Americas will provide participants with practical guidance and approaches to engaging with the media on vaccination acceptance, demand and delivery issues, using storytelling and strategic communications tactics. The session will cover:
o Understanding why the media is important to build and sustain immunization
o Addressing the challenges journalists face in covering vaccines and immunization
o Practical approaches and resources for effective media outreach and delivering compelling messages
CLOSING PLENARY
Connecting the Vaccination Ecosystem
- Ève Dubé, PhD, Medical Anthropologist, Quebec National Institute of Public Health, Canada
VARN2023 Poster Session Awards
- Stacey Knobler, MSc, Vice President, Vaccine Innovation & Global Immunization, Sabin Vaccine Institute
- Deepa Risal Pokharel, MA, Senior Adviser, Social and Behavior Change/Team Lead Immunization
Demand, UNICEF HQ