Concordance of self-assessment and self-reporting of National Immunization Technical Advisory Group process indicators in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Background: There have been concerns regarding the quality of immunisation data reported by countries through the WHO/UNICEF electronic joint reporting form (eJRF). The first region-wide assessment of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) conducted in 2023 in the WHO Eastern M...
| Publicado en: | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 129 - 135 |
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World Health Organization
Mar2026
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