Contents

1. Acknowledgements
2. Introduction
   1. About Bettercare
   2. Why decentralised learning?
   3. Free Bettercare Online Learning Platform
   4. Learning programmes
   5. Format of the courses
   6. Updating the course material
   7. Contact information
   8. Registration
3. About this book
4. 1 Introduction to immunisation
   1. Objectives
   2. Introduction to immunisations
   3. Managing an immunisation clinic
   4. Promoting immunisation
   5. Case studies
5. 2 Common immunisations
   1. Objectives
   2. Expanded programme on immunisations
   3. Non scheduled immunisations
   4. The method of giving immunisations
   5. Case studies
6. 3 The immunisation schedule
   1. Objectives
   2. Routine immunisations
   3. Advising parents about immunisation visits
   4. Catch up immunisations
   5. The immunisation record
   6. Case studies
7. 4 Immunisation risks
   1. Objectives
   2. The risk of not immunising all children
   3. Side effects of immunisation
   4. Discussing risks and benefits of immunisation with parents
   5. Contraindications to immunisation
   6. The cold chain
   7. Case studies