*|MC:SUBJECT|*27 March 2020, Vol. 95, No. 13, pp. 117–132 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 117 Antigenic and genetic characteristics of zoonotic influenza A viruses and development of candidate vaccine viruses for pandemic preparedness127 Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 202...

Hello, We know that many of you are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, perhaps you are learning to work from home and potentially with young children demanding your attention. Thank you for your work! Here at AIRA, we are also experiencing some of the same challenges, like learning to work with small children at our feet and ensuring we have a bu...

Hello, AIRA is continuing to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation and assess scheduled activities and events to determine how to best support the IIS community. While there is a potential that this the pandemic will impact the AIRA National Meeting scheduled for August 11-13, 2020, no decision to cancel or delay the meeting has been made at this ...

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...

Dear Friends and Colleagues, As we embark on another week in this difficult and rapidly changing environment, our hearts go out to the people who have been infected and those whose lives have been disrupted by this outbreak.  I want to let you know how we are working to ensure the well-being of our employees and communities as we work to reduce the...

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! Please join us in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, May 18 for the following two events the day prior to the 2020 National Immunization Conference (NIC): AIRA Pre-NIC Training (11 am – 4 pm) Teaser: Come learn how to write and present so your audience will understand you!What: AIRA will hold a professional development training to cover how to...

Hello, Never enough time, funding, or staff? We want to learn any tips or tricks you’ve discovered to make the most of your limited resources. Please share your stories with us and we will pull them together for a SnapShots article to share with the community. This was a topic of interest in the Education Survey, so we know that your colleagues thr...

Hello, Please see the following Information Request from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health below. If you are willing to share information, please reply directly to this email and include contact information for follow-up. INFORMATION REQUESTED We are looking for information from the IIS community regarding provider organization level re...

Monthly Update February 2020 in Review www.immregistries.org In This Issue… Save the Date for TWO Events in May!Our Newest IIS AdvocateAIRA 2020 National MeetingGovernance Committee Meets in Person and Retains Its ExtremitiesMeasurement and Improvement UpdateSave the Date: March Education Steering Committee WebinarHIMSS20 CanceledAIRA Standards Tea...

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...

13 March 2020, Vol. 95, No. 11, pp. 97–104 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 97 Evaluation of the early warning, alert and response system for the Rohingya crisis, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh 104 COVID-19 updateDownload 13 mars 2020, Vol. 95, No. 11, pp. 97-104 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 97 Évaluation du système d’alerte et d’...

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...

Hello, Do you want to learn more about how to use AART to help your IIS meet national standards? AART (also known as the Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool) supports the Measurement and Improvement Initiative by visualizing and compiling the results and information on community-driven measures and tests related to IIS Functional Stand...

96 It takes a village of women to change the world. !-- It takes a village of women to change the world.Patience Tchongwe, Senior Hotline Supervisor, rises to the call of Chipatala cha pa Foni.Read MoreEmily Bancroft, President shares her point of view from the COVID-19 hot zone. Read More Spotlight on women making a difference in Malawi Upile...

Building Women's Skills and Improving Health Outcomes Celebrating International Women's Day, 2020 An equal world is an enabled world. JSI strives to find and implement solutions that improve family planning services, supply chains, and the capacity of local leaders to help women access the health services they need. We are committed to gender equit...

6 March 2020, Vol. 95, No. 10, pp. 89–96 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 89 Measuring capacity to implement the International Health Regulations (2005): a comparison of data from annual reporting and joint external evaluation 94 COVID-19 update 94 Monthly report on dracunculiasis cases, January 2020Download 6 mars 2020, Vol. 95,...

Case study celebrates lessons and catalytic potential of rapid, iterative software development across three countries By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate, BID Initiative Posted in Packaging, Policies & Practices, Products Pakistan, Zambia, and Kenya are among a growing number of countries implementing electronic immunization regi...

28 February 2020, Vol. 95, No. 09, pp. 77–88 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 77 Institutionalizing strengthened emergency response through training and learning87 COVID-19 updateDownload 28 février 2020, Vol. 95, No. 09, pp. 77-88 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 77 Institutionnalisation de l’action d’...

96 Polio News February 2020View this email in your browser or download PDFFebruary 2020POLIO NEWSDear TechNet members,Commitment and a sense of community continue to define the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, from the highest decision-making bodies to frontline health workers around the world. This month, the UN Secr...