Guidelines for Supervisors and Observers to Assess Measles Vaccination Posts Effectively

Monitoring and observations of facilities are critical to lowering measles deaths and preventing the outbreak of an illness. The Guidelines for Supervisors and Observers to Assess Measles Vaccination Posts app provides suggestions for effectively monitoring health centers involved in a measles immunization program. Guidelines for observers include diversifying the posts visited to include ones with high-risk populations and children, urban and rural sites, and ultimately, focus on challenging areas with poor access to health services and training, areas with recent outbreaks of the illness, or those with known low measles vaccine coverage. The app provides observers with key strategies for monitoring the posts while making site visits including the use of checklists and best practices for how to engage with health workers. Recommendations for tracking unvaccinated children in high-risk areas are included.