BID Learning Network expands services, mentoring countries across sub-Saharan Africa in digital and data solutions By Chilunga Puta, Director of the BID Learning Network, PATH Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices, Products Graphic: PATH. The BID Learning Network has expanded its services to include targeted mentors...
Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Paulo Urioh, a nurse at Mareu Health Center in Tanzania uses his facility’s electronic immunization registry. Last year, Tanzania launched a new national digital health strategy that will pave the way for more digital innovation. The following post appeared on path.org. The Government of Tanzania is calling for an end to ...
Lessons from the frontlines of the digital revolution: The BID Learning Network mentors countries invested in digital solutions By Hassan Mtenga, Country Lead Health System Strengthening, BID Initiative Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Health professionals visit Kaoleni Healt...
By Masaina Bwakya, Change Management Lead, BID Initiative Posted in Practices Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/John Healey. Gertrude Tembo holds her baby during a vaccination service at the Mahatma Gandhi Clinic in Livingstone, Zambia. The Mahatma Gandhi Clinic is one of the first clinics to use data quality and use interventions under th...
By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate Posted in Packaging, People, Policies & Practices, Practices Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. A health worker at Mareu Health Center in Tanzania checks her mobile phone. New evidence demonstrates that digital tools are improving immunization service delivery. The BID Initiative is committed to advanci...
Strong health information systems (HIS) are an essential building block of an effective health system. From measuring improvements in health outcomes and progressively working toward global health security to ensuring that people receive coordinated, high-quality healthcare, JSI has been supporting countries to develop, deploy, manage, and use HIS ...
Dear Colleagues,We are pleased to share the latest bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)-coordinated Global Rotavirus and Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease (IB-VPD) Surveillance Networks. This bulletin reports the most up-to-date global surveillance data reported to WHO on pediatric diarrhea, meningitis, and pneumonia...
Hello, The American Immunization Registry Association is soliciting subject matter experts (SMEs) for a short-term workgroup to identify needs in the immunization and IIS communities related to vaccine management, the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, and IIS-immunization program integration. The workgroup will help identify topics that would be...
Hello, This email contains reminders about the AIRA 2020 National Meeting and an upcoming AIRA Discovery Session. The Call for Abstracts closes in one month! The Call for Abstracts is currently open and closes on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Click here to submit an abstract for consideration.For additional details, plea...
Hello, The American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) is hosting two 1.5-day regional workshops in April: April 22-23: Midwest Region in Minneapolis, MinnesotaApril 28-29: Northeast Region in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Some topics of the workshops include outbreaks, vaccine confidence, and measurement and improvement. Attendees will have an ...
31 January 2020, Vol. 95, No. 05, pp. 37–48 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 37 WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards (STAG-IH) report of the 4th face-to-face meeting, 3–4 December 2019, Geneva, Switzerland 46 WHO African Region Immunization Technical Advisory Group: Call for nominations 47 Monthly report on dracuncu...
The AIRA Members & Partners meetings will now be held quarterly on the third Monday of the month from 2 – 3 p.m. ET in January, April, July, and October 2020.JOIN WEBEX MEETING Meeting number: 732 691 729 Meeting password: membershipJOIN BY PHONE Dial: 1-800-326-0013; Passcode 1670187#2020 AIRA Members & Partners Mee...
JANUARY 2020 The new decade has officially begun and brings with it opportunities to share and learn from each other. I’m excited to tell you that it also brings a new and improved JSI website! JSI’s greatest asset is our people, and our organizational culture and values have long been a critical factor in our success. The new site amplifies the vo...
Hello,This email contains a message from our partners at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP is offering a Visiting Immunization Expert Initiative to support pediatricians, other primary care physicians, and all practice staff in making strong recommendations for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and pediatric influenza vaccination. T...
AIRA is excited to announce that the AIRA 2019 Education Survey Summary Report is now available. In early 2019, the AIRA Education Steering Committee assessed the educational needs of the IIS community. This report includes an analysis of the results, which will be used to guide the development of new resources and educational opportunities. You to...
24 January 2020, Vol. 95, No. 04, pp. 25–36 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 25 Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 4–5 December 2019Download 24 janvier 2020, Vol. 95, No. 04, pp. 25-36 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 25 Comité consultatif mondial pour la sécurité des vaccins, 4-5 décembre 2019Télécharger &nbs...
In early 2019, the AIRA Board of Directors met in-person and began the process of updating the AIRA strategic vision and plan for 2020-2024. The purpose of a strategic plan is to set the overall goals of the association and create a plan for achieving those goals. AIRA is excited to share the finalized version of the 2020-2024 strategic plan w...
Lessons from the frontlines of the digital revolution: The BID Learning Network mentors countries invested in digital solutions By Hassan Mtenga, Country Lead Health System Strengthening, BID Initiative Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Health professionals visit Kaoleni Healt...
Hello, AIRA and MACAW (the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Advisory Workgroup) would like to remind you that written comments for the proposed Incoming/Ongoing Assessment Measures and Tests, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Assessment Thresholds, and CDS Validation can be sent to Kristi Siahaya at
*|MC:SUBJECT|*17 January 2020, Vol. 95, No. 03, pp. 13–24 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 13 Report of the third Global Forum of Malaria-eliminating Countries, 18–20 June 2019, Wuxi, ChinaDownload 17 janvier 2020, Vol. 95, No. 03, pp. 13-24 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 13 Rapport du troisième forum mondial des pays...