This page is updated regularly with a growing collection of insights and experiences shared in response to The Double Loop, the Geneva Learning Foundation’s global health insights newsletter. It includes comments, stories, and ideas from public health specialists and community health workers from various countries, as well as feedback from global health partners.
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Link to The Double Loop: Primary Health Care and immunization
“Yes, I have referred to the Framework for Action in Immunization for primary healthcare more than once. The Framework can be improved by sharing it with more immunization stakeholders. I shared information with colleagues and friends and my colleagues had not seen or heard about the Framework and they were ready to learn more. The Framework made a difference in solving a real-world problem I am facing as it had all the instruments and tools for my work making working easier and faster. This turned out to be good as I have applied the knowledge and skills learned from the Framework to other areas of my daily activities. What I am doing differently to integrate health services is sharing challenges with colleagues and learning from experts. In empowering people and communities I am taking advantage of one-to-one meetings, group discussions, religious groups, and social and welfare groups for information on the Immunization Agenda. In leading multisectoral policy and action I have talked to to different professional groups, different learning institutions, and neighborhood groups and they're willing to be involved.”
“The new Framework for Action is good. It serves as a key to make immunization a complete success. We are going to use it daily as a normal routine work in my Ward. The only way we can improve on the Framework is when we all bring our challenges forward for everyone to go through and we find a solution in it. The Framework is all about our day to day work, but still we have to be determined to achieve through improvement. What will make the Framework improved to suit our needs better is by involving policy makers, while the PHC has been heavily represented to support the move, prioritisation of both governmental and private sector stakeholders [is needed]. I think with all these the Framework will work well.”
Readers' responses to The Double Loop #009.2 An open-source Manifesto for investment in health workers (2.0)
“Many decisions are being taken at global and national levels which really does not answer the question of frontline health workers and the communities they serve. This brings about the need for equity through contextualization of decisions taking to promote immunization. My contribution will enable share my experience in my areas of work.