Microplanning is the process of creating detailed, delivery-level operational plans for reaching target populations with health interventions. Recognized as a critical component of effective and efficient health campaigns and often defined at multiple levels, microplanning can include both regional- and state-level operational planning as well as granular implementation plans at the district and local levels.
The Coalition has used the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)’s post on microplanning to generate the following definition for microplanning: “Microplanning is the process of creating detailed, delivery-level operational plans for reaching target populations with health interventions. Recognized as a critical component of effective and efficient health campaigns and often defined at multiple levels, microplanning can include both regional- and state-level operational planning as well as granular implementation plans at the district and local levels.” A partnership aiming to eradicate polio worldwide, the GPEI partners with the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, and the vaccine alliance. This organization works primarily in countries where polio is endemic, or countries at risk of polio infection. The GPEI conducts vaccination campaigns, working with communities in high-risk or disease-prevalent countries.
Global Polio Eradication Initiative. “The Microplanning Puzzle: Planning for an Effective Vaccination Campaign,” 2017. https://polioeradication.org/news-post/the-microplanning-puzzle-planning-for-an-effective-vaccination-campaign/.