Hello, we’re the Vaccine Data CoLab.
Born out of COVIDAction in 2020, the Vaccine Data CoLab’s work in data for decision-making across global partnerships and country-led challenges has highlighted the importance of data and actionable insights to address vaccine distribution, hesitancy, disinformation & trust, and systemic barriers to access.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of our global systems and the deep-seated inequities that exist in healthcare access worldwide. WHO estimates that 25 million children missed out on routine vaccination in 2021 alone , with the vast majority living in low- and middle-income countries. We have a unique opportunity not only to catch up on progress lost in routine immunisation but also to accelerate progress and make transformative strides towards a more equitable future.
Vaccine Data CoLab has taken the lessons learned from the pandemic and focused on country-led systems strengthening, starting with Nigeria, Uganda and Indonesia. Our vision is to strengthen hyperlocal data systems and co-create with local actors to enable data for decision making in their communities. We call this precision public health.
The Challenge: What is the role of hyperlocal data systems in driving decision makers to use data to design and deliver more targeted vaccine programmes?
LATEST NEWS
Read our blog
•
Read our blog •
Our Approach
We work as a CoLab: Collaboratively (Co) and Experimentally (Lab).
Our aim is to bring together partners and funders to create a long-term vision on country vaccine data & health systems strengthening.
We are:
1. Building national and global coalitions with a shared vision for change
2. Actioning ideas through a portfolio of catalytic grants
3. Providing behavioural innovation and data expertise
4. Sharing our learning with local and global networks
We look at data through a systems lens, ensuring that we move beyond seeing data as a “shiny tool” and instead as 7 interconnected pathways that work together to ensure data can and is used for decision making. Click to learn more:
Partnership & Collaboration
How are we building a culture of inclusion, partnerships and strategic alliances to build health data systems?
Advocacy & Communication
How are we raising awareness and engagement to ensure participation and contribution from all stakeholders at all levels?
Capacity
What are the gaps in knowledge, skills and competencies that we need to strengthen?
Interoperability & Data Management
What is the data supply chain and the process for establishing, maintaining and updating data?
Financial Sustainability
How are interventions being funded and supported?
Innovation & Technology
How are new technologies tested, documented and utilised?
Governance & Policies
What is the government stance, political will and policy framework?
Country-led approach
Our approach focuses on working closely with multi-sector national and sub-national stakeholders to understand the existing vaccine data landscape, agree priorities, surface local solutions and talent, and connect actors and contexts facing similar challenges through learning networks.
Read our country announcement, and meet the partners from Nigeria and Uganda.
What’s next for Vaccine Data CoLab?
The Vaccine Data CoLab in this form ended in October 2023. We’d like to thank the Government, Non-Government, International Organisations, our country partners Dev Afrique in Nigeria and Infectious Disease Institute (Makerere University) in Uganda and others who have contributed to our learning so far. We know that Better Futures are realised when instead of building incrementally from today, we convene a group of experts, innovators, and funders and work collaboratively. These partners are the vital “Co” in the Vaccine Data CoLab.
We are passionate about strengthening health systems and data for decision making.
We’d love to know what you think about what we’ve learnt, and if you also see opportunities to continue the collaboration and spread and scale the approach to other countries and health topic.
If you work in the vaccine data ecosystem in any capacity, whether you’re based in Nigeria or Uganda or elsewhere, please do get in touch with us: vaccinedata@makingbetterfutures.org.