Leveraging digital technologies for finding, identifying and registering the most vulnerable children to ensure a healthier future
INFUSE 2018 is calling for proven digital technology innovations that provide more effective methods of identity registration and authentication to accelerate and improve immunisation coverage and delivery.
One in five children in Gavi-supported countries do not receive a full course of the most basic vaccines. One reason for this gap is that an increasing number of people live under the radar.
Nearly 1.1 billion people worldwide, including one in three children under five, lack any proof of identification. Without a reliable record that can be uniquely linked to each child, it is difficult to determine the care he or she needs.
The latest digital technologies can provide more effective ways of registering births, issuing proof of identity and authenticating identities to allow access to essential health services. This is especially important for girls, who are more likely to suffer the repercussions of not being registered.
We are on the brink of building a healthier and more prosperous future for the world’s most vulnerable children. In 2018, through INFUSE, Gavi is calling for innovations that leverage new technologies to modernise the process of identifying and registering the children who are most in need of life-saving vaccines.
