Table 3:

Main Findings from the Switch Survey from Countries

Survey Information		Switch Survey Key Findings for Each Country (N=36)	No. of Countries	Percent
Planning the switch	Main facilitators	Staff training	11	31
		Counting on PAHO technical support and documents	11	31
		Commitment of healthcare workers	9	25
		Involvement of healthcare workers and key national players	9	25
		Political will	7	19
	Main barriers	Countries that did not encounter any obstacles in the planning process	15	42
		Concomitant events as a factor that made the planning more difficult	11	31
Implementing the switch	Main facilitators	Commitment of healthcare workers	10	28
		Monitoring and supervision activities	5	14
		Staff training	4	11
	Main barriers	Countries with no implementation obstacles for the switch	14	39
		Vaccine transportation–related issues	7	19
Validating the switch	Main facilitators	Commitment/support of stakeholders involved in the validation process	12	33
		External support (technical or financial)	10	28
	Main barriers	Countries with no obstacles in the validation process	11	31
		Insufficient financial resources for the switch	5	14
		Delays in receiving the validation forms from the lower level	5	14

Abbreviation: PAHO, Pan American Health Organization.