Do Drones Deliver?Do Drones Deliver?A Conversation with VillageReach and Gavi November 20, 2019 You're Invited: Are drones the future of health care delivery? Join us for this webinar conversation with Moz Siddiqui and Hamadou Dicko from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and Dr. Olivier Defawe and Luciana Maxim from VillageReach. Wh...
96 VillageReach awarded Top Rating 4 Stars**** from Charity Navigator !-- Did you know that VillageReach has earned Four Stars from Charity Navigator for the last seven years? Only 5% of all organizations have received this distinction. That means that when you support VillageReach, you can trust we will deliver impact with your gift.&n...
Keeping pace to stay ahead of COVID-19 When I last reached out to all of you, I felt like we were in the middle of a sprint.A sprint to mitigate the impact that COVID-19 could have on the people and the health systems in the communities where we work across sub-Saharan Africa.To make sure our staff are safe and healthy in locat...
96 BIG thank you from VillageReach !-- Thank you to all who donated to VillageReach during #GivingTuesdayNow and GiveBIG!Your generous support helps VillageReach respond to the COVID-19 crisis while also improving health care access. With your gift, VillageReach and our partners keep communities and health workers informed about how to prevent COVI...
By Hassan Mtenga, Country Lead, Health System Strengthening Project, PATH Posted in News, Products Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Riccardo Gangale. Nurses scan child health cards to verify which vaccinations are required using tablets and an electronic immunization registry at the Ngarenaro Health Center in Arusha, Tanzania. This post f...
Hello, Please see the following Information Request from the Utah Department of Health. If you are willing to share information, please reply directly to this email and include contact information for follow-up. INFORMATION REQUESTEDWe are working on adding immunizations designated as shared decision on our immunization forecast report, such as HPV...
Hello, As a reminder, AIRA’s next Discovery Session will be held Monday, April 27 at 4pm ET. Join AIRA, CDC, and New York City as we discuss lessons learned from H1N1 and the current COVID response. We hope you can join us for this session! Monday’s webinar information is listed below and can also be found here on the AIRA website. If you are ...
Hello, As a reminder, the next AART User Group Mini-Series will be Wednesday, April 22 at 4:00pm ET. This session will be focused on Clinical Decision Support. Join us for some, or all, of the AART User Group Mini-Series going on now! The webinars will be held on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 4:00pm ET through July. Overview: This is a six-mo...
Hello,Please see the attached agenda for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meeting on Monday, April 20 at 2:00pm ET. As a reminder, a webinar component has been added to these meetings and the webinar information, along with dialing information, is included below. Recordings of past meetings can be found in the AIRA repository. J...
Hello, As a reminder, the AIRA Education Steering Committee is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, April 14 from 1-2pm ET about using an IIS to support outbreak response. The webinar will focus on stories and lessons learned from several IIS that may help other organizations in the event of an outbreak. You can register for the webinar here. The web...
Hello, This is a friendly reminder: if you have time, we would like your feedback on the Vocabulary Code Set Considerations document. It’s a brief, 20-page document that explores challenges and potential strategies for vaccine code set management. Please send your comments to Kristi Siahaya at
Hello, This email contains an Information Request and two job opportunities. Information RequestPlease see the following Information Request from Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) team. If you are willing to share information, please reply directly to this email and include contact information for follow-up. INFORMATION RE...
Hello, On page 2 of SnapShots, Oregon wrote: “Immunization information systems are staffed by determined, resourceful people because they have to be. We find ways to get our job done, we improvise, we adapt, we make the best of it.” While this was written months ago by Andrew Osborn of the Oregon Immunization Program, it has never been more true th...
96 Solidarity During Uncertain Times !-- No matter where you are sitting while reading this email, you are likely adjusting to a new normal. In Seattle, we have seen how quickly COVID-19 can spread, and we are now planning for significant disruption in sub-Saharan Africa.VillageReach has seen repeatedly that during times of crisis...
Hello, We know this is a busy time in the midst of COVID-19 responses and reactions. This email contains a request for community feedback on the Vocabulary Code Set Considerations document, a brief, 20-page document that explores challenges and potential strategies for vaccine code set management. If this topic is of interest to you and you have ti...
Hello, This email contains information regarding a topic correction for upcoming Discovery Sessions and an additional webinar reminder.Topic Correction: Discovery Sessions As a reminder, AIRA’s next Discovery Session will be held Monday, March 23 at 4pm ET. The session will focus on the IIS/NIS (National Immunization Survey) Match...
By Masaina Bwakya, Change Management Lead, PATH Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People Photo: PATH/Paul Nindi. BLN members met in Lusaka in March to share their experiences with digital and data solutions. As part of the meeting, BLN members visited facilities to see how health data is managed and visualized. For Silemane Ouedraogo, an Expand...
The costs of electronic immunization registries, sharing BID’s experience to help other countries plan By Mercy Mvundura, Senior Health Economist, PATH and Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate, PATH Posted in Packaging, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Health workers use an electronic immunization registry in ...
Hello, The AIRA Education Steering Committee is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, April 14 from 1-2pm ET about using an IIS to support outbreak response. The webinar will focus on stories and lessons learned from several IIS that may help other organizations in the event of an outbreak. Speakers from AIRA, CDC, and IIS programs will address IIS to...
Hello, Given the quickly changing situation with COVID-19, AIRA is regularly assessing our activities and events to determine how we can best support our members and the broader public health community. We know that many of you are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, and more of you will be pulled into the response over time. We also want to be se...