Digitizing tools for post introduction evaluation of rotavirus vaccine introduction in India

The Rotavirus vaccine (RVV) introduction is a landmark event in the history of Indian public health as for the first time a novel, low-cost indigenous vaccine was introduced in a short timeline between 2016 and 2019. As per WHO mandate, post-introduction evaluation (PIE) be conducted within 6 to 12 months of vaccine introduction to provide an understanding of the operational aspects of the program. For RVV PIE, an innovative approach to developing and deploying a digitized tool was employed. The present study aims to document the processes followed for digitizing the data collection and analysis tools.