Improving Uptake of Pediatric Vaccines Through Religious Conferences and Vaccines-in-a-van in Aceh, Indonesia

The conference will invite local subdistrict-level imams and other religious leaders, along with a range of community health workers, including those not traditionally trained to give vaccines. During the conference there will be some sessions with everyone, and some that are broken down by profession. The conference topics will be developed in conjunction with the religious leaders, but will focus on the importance of infant health

For the vaccine-in-a-van concept, our community health worker will travel to different areas in the test subdistricts. These locations will be decided on in conjunction with the local health department and the research team's knowledge of the area. We will target areas which would have families with young children, particularly: schools, mosques, and sports fields. The purpose of the van will be to bring vaccines to the community, but also to put a human face (our community health worker) to vaccines outside of a clinical setting.