Optimizing childhood vaccination coverage in Lubumbashi: Expert perspectives on the SCAVA / VACCIN+CONNECT- OS initiative
Badypwyla Israël, Marc Raes, Jean Marie Dikanga Kazadi, Emmanuel Mpinga Kabengele, Gilbert Malemba N’sakila, André Mutombo Kabamba · 2026
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Badypwyla Israël and colleagues report a 2026 survey of expert views on child vaccination in Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The national vaccine program began in 1978 and leans on families to seek shots, yet coverage stays low, and the household factors behind that gap had not been mapped.
Experts in immunization were picked on purpose, from varied fields, with deep national and outside experience per the report. They were asked whether a study of what drives coverage in Lubumbashi, under the SCAVA and VACCIN+CONNECT-OS effort, is worth doing and how it should run. The paper grounds a planned project in that expert judgment. Its aim is to raise child coverage in a city where vaccine-preventable disease still takes a heavy toll on young lives.
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| CREATOR | Badypwyla Israël, Marc Raes, Jean Marie Dikanga Kazadi, Emmanuel Mpinga Kabengele, Gilbert Malemba N’sakila, André Mutombo Kabamba |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29817 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |