Several prophylactic vaccines for example against COVID-19 or the human papilloma virus (HPV) are currently available. Nevertheless, the vaccination coverage in several African countries is still below an acceptable threshold with Madagascar being one of those with lowest coverage. The Fusco group wants to explore the barriers and facilitators of vaccine hesitancy in Madagascar and other African countries. 

Projects included in this topic:
 

Controlling cervical cancer through the implementation of HPV vaccination in Madagascar: providing evidence for implementation strategies – CHIMPS 
 

Partners: 
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tambohobe, Centre d’Infectiologie Charles Merieux (CICM)
CHU PZAGA
 
@BNITM Valentina Marchese
 
Funding: 
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung 
 
Duration:
June 2023 – June 2027

Past projects:

COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the Boeny region of Madagascar – CoBoGo

Partners:
University of Fianarantsoa [Université de Fianarantsoa | Accueil (univ-fianarantsoa.mg)], Centre d’Infectiologie Charles Merieux (CICM) [A propos du CICM – Centre d'infectiologie Charles Merieux CICM Madagascar (cicm-madagascar.org)], University of Mahajanga, Malagasy Ministry of Health [Ministère de la santé publique | Vahoaka malagasy salama (sante.gov.mg)]

Funding: 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Duration:
July 2022 – December 2022

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African COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy – ACHES

Partners:
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS/CNRST)- Burkina Faso, Santé Plus- Guinea, Faculté de Médecine et d’Odonto - stomatologie (FMOS) & University Clinical Research Center (UCRC), Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB) -Mali, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD)- Senegal and University of Sierra Leone, College of Medical and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS)- Sierra Leone.

@BNITM Dewi Ismajani Puradiredja – Ricardo Strauss – Ralf Krumkamp

Funding: 
Global Health Protection Programme (GHPP) [Home - GHPP: Global Health Protection Programme] via the German ministry of health (BMG) [Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG) (bundesgesundheitsministerium.de)]

Duration:
March 2021 – August 2022