EBODAC | Communication strategy and tools for optimizing the impact of Ebola vaccination deployment – Sofia ref.: 115847

Summary
Communication strategy and tools for optimizing the impact of Ebola vaccination deployment.

The EBODAC consortium consists of 4 partners: Janssen (EFPIA), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), World Vision of Ireland and Grameen Foundation . These partners have experience and expertise in:

• (Ebola) vaccine development and vaccine acceptance; m-health deployments for disease management in resource limited settings (Janssen)
• Vaccine acceptance; risk management in health programs (LSHTM)
• Mobile health deployments for emergency assistance; communication and training delivery in emergency settings (World Vision)
• Mobile health software development and deployment in resource limited settings (Grameen)

As such, the EBODAC consortium is well placed to tackle the challenges associated with Ebola vaccine deployment, including:
• Stigma related to Ebola infections
• Lack of understanding and distrust versus vaccines in general in the local endemic communities
• Two step prime/booster regimen for Ebola vaccine: risk for a ‘no show’ for the booster shot, risk for presenting for the booster shot too early or too late; risk for a different person presenting for the booster shot vs. the prime shot
• People may be difficult to reach for the vaccine recall; People may live at a large distance from the health center where the vaccine is delivered
• Risk for data on vaccine coverage to be fragmented, not existing or incorrect

The EBODAC consortium is committed to deliver:
• A communication strategy that will optimize vaccine acceptance, supported by local anthropology research data
• A platform, based on mobile phone technology, for Ebola vaccine recalls, information/education on Ebola and vaccines in general; and tracking of vaccination coverage
• An identification tool to allow to match the identity of individuals in the prime and boost vaccine regimens
• A training program in the local setting, and a helpdesk function, to support the m-health platform
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More information & hyperlinks
Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/115847
Start date: 01-12-2014
End date: 30-11-2020
Total budget - Public funding: 20 402 786,00 Euro - 20 328 856,00 Euro
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Original description

Communication strategy and tools for optimizing the impact of Ebola vaccination deployment.

The EBODAC consortium consists of 4 partners: Janssen (EFPIA), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), World Vision of Ireland and Grameen Foundation . These partners have experience and expertise in:

• (Ebola) vaccine development and vaccine acceptance; m-health deployments for disease management in resource limited settings (Janssen)
• Vaccine acceptance; risk management in health programs (LSHTM)
• Mobile health deployments for emergency assistance; communication and training delivery in emergency settings (World Vision)
• Mobile health software development and deployment in resource limited settings (Grameen)

As such, the EBODAC consortium is well placed to tackle the challenges associated with Ebola vaccine deployment, including:
• Stigma related to Ebola infections
• Lack of understanding and distrust versus vaccines in general in the local endemic communities
• Two step prime/booster regimen for Ebola vaccine: risk for a ‘no show’ for the booster shot, risk for presenting for the booster shot too early or too late; risk for a different person presenting for the booster shot vs. the prime shot
• People may be difficult to reach for the vaccine recall; People may live at a large distance from the health center where the vaccine is delivered
• Risk for data on vaccine coverage to be fragmented, not existing or incorrect

The EBODAC consortium is committed to deliver:
• A communication strategy that will optimize vaccine acceptance, supported by local anthropology research data
• A platform, based on mobile phone technology, for Ebola vaccine recalls, information/education on Ebola and vaccines in general; and tracking of vaccination coverage
• An identification tool to allow to match the identity of individuals in the prime and boost vaccine regimens
• A training program in the local setting, and a helpdesk function, to support the m-health platform

Status

CLOSED

Call topic

IMI2-2014-02-04

Update Date

26-10-2022
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EU-Programme-Call
Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.3. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
H2020-EU.3.1. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being
H2020-EU.3.1.7. Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2)
H2020-EU.3.1.7.0. Cross-cutting call topics
H2020-JTI-IMI2-2014-02-single-stage
IMI2-2014-02-04 Deployment and compliance of vaccination regimens