Practical guide for the design, use and promotion of home-based records in immunization programmes

Overview

Home based vaccination records, often in the form of vaccination cards or child health books, are a simple but effective way to capture an individual’s vaccination status. It serves as a reminder for the caregiver for the next visit, provides information on the child’s immunization status for health workers and caregivers and serves as a source of documented evidence on vaccination status for public health monitoring (including coverage surveys). This document will provide guidance to national immunization programmes on how to redesign home based records and promote their use among health workers and caregivers.