Sentences with phrase «of immunization coverage»

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Meanwhile, there is some evidence that high rates of child stunting (low height for age) can co-exist with relatively high values for positive indicators of child health, such as immunization coverage [34].

The agenda must address universal health - care coverage, access and affordability; end preventable maternal, new - born and child deaths and malnutrition ensure the protection, promotion and support of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding with adequate complementary feeding for 2 years and beyond ensure the availability of essential medicines; realize women's reproductive health and rights; ensure immunization coverage; eradicate malaria and realize the vision of a future free of AIDS and tuberculosis; reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases, including mental illness, nervous system injuries and road accidents; and promote healthy behaviours, including those related to breastfeeding, water, sanitation and hygiene.

Mr. Speaker, sector challenges affected the purchase of vaccines, resulting in lower than targeted immunization coverage in the first half of 2017.

Global access to vaccines has been improving, now reaching close to 90 percent in some parts of the developing world, says Michel Zaffran, deputy secretary for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI Alliance), an aid group that works to improve global vaccine coverage and helped develop the pilot AMC.

The authors think that these benefits could facilitate the implementation of HPV immunization programs in low - income countries, as well as improve the relatively low vaccine coverage and series completion rates observed in some developed countries.

«Combining MMR and varicella into a single vaccine decreases pain for children and distress for parents, thus addressing common barriers to vaccine uptake, and may improve vaccination coverage levels and decrease immunization delivery costs,» writes Dr. Shannon MacDonald, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.

The science of persuasion may be uncertain, but immunization advocates have other approaches to help increase vaccine coverage.

James S. and Haight R. Evaluation of a large, metropolitan area school district immunization coverage.

«In our sample, I expected to see a large number of negative tweets based on traditional news coverage of the topic and because HPV can be portrayed as controversial because it brings together the fields of sexually transmitted infections, immunizations and cancer prevention,» said study co-author Philip Massey.

Altogether more than a third of U.S. children rely on the federal - state partnership for their health coverage — from early screenings and immunizations to treatment for asthma and other chronic conditions.

If you're reasonably sure you won't need coverage for immunizations, maternity expenses or orthodontics in the coming year, switching to a plan that requires you to pay more out of pocket for such services or doesn't cover them at all) could work in your favor.

Because of the requirements of the Affordable Healthcare Act, all major medical insurance carriers now include coverage for preventive care and most immunizations, but these policies are not available on the state or federal healthcare exchanges and must be purchased on the private market.

If you're reasonably sure you won't need coverage for immunizations, maternity expenses or orthodontics in the coming year, switching to a plan that requires you to pay more out of pocket for such services or doesn't cover them at all) could work in your favor.

These measures promote the health of women by guaranteeing coverage of preventive care, such as lifesaving breast cancer screenings and immunizations with no co-pays.

CHIP, a bipartisan program, provides quality, affordable health coverage to nearly 9 million children and thousands of pregnant women and includes services such as hospital services, well - child check - ups, and immunizations.