Modeling and designing an evaluation plan for a national initiative to address vaccine hesitancy on pediatric routine immunization 
UNICEF- Kyrgyzstan

THE NEED
Assess the effectiveness of a national communication initiative to improve pediatric immunization rates (RI) and create a multi-level model for future  interventions to address vaccine hesitancy

THE ORGANIZATION
UNICEF-Kyrgyzstan works to promote and protect children's rights in Kyrgyzstan

WHAT WE DID
(1) Designed the evaluation model, process and indicators for a national communication initiative by UNICEF-Kyrgyzstan, which aims to remove barriers to vaccine acceptance, address vaccine hesitancy, and improve routine immunization rates among children

(2) In collaboration with UNICEF colleagues, lead the publication of a paper in Global Health Promotion on a multi-sectoral evaluation model previously developed by SECI team members and also implemented in this work