Financing is a critical component of a sustainable immunization programme. The Immunization Financing Toolkit is a series of short briefs on different options for financing national immunization programs and vaccines. It is intended to serve as a resource for program managers and decision-makers in ...

Vaccines are temperature sensitive; They must be kept cold, but should not freeze. When vaccines are transported in the field they are placed in insulated carriers along with frozen ice packs. If these ice packs are below freezing and come in close contact to the vaccines they could freeze the vacci...

Written by: Benoît Silve, Bioforce Institute Over the last several years, as investments in vaccines and essential drugs have grown, there has been increased interest in helping supply chains deliver health commodities and equipment more effectively to the people who need them. To improve supply ...

Written by: Philippe Jaillard and Aristide Aplogan, AMP Over the past eight years, almost 400 district medical officers in 11 African countries[sup][1][/sup] have earned professional (masters level) diplomas through a unique practical inter-university program called EPIVAC. The program’s name is ...

Thank you Diana ChangBlanc for sharing this with TechNet21 readers. Non-Financial Incentives for Voluntary Community Health Workers: A Qualitative Study A new report and accompanying policy brief (attached to this e-mail) present the findings of a qualitative JSI study that explored various approa...

The first global training on effective vaccine management by Hailu Makonnen Kenea, Souleymane Kone, and Modibo Dicko from WHO; and Andrew Garnett, consultant. On July 29, 2010, after ten days of intensive and interactive training, 29 global, regional, country, and independent cold chain and log...

Dear Mr. James, Good day and thanks for this information. It is a welcome idea. Kind regards Pearl...

Global Health eLearning Center: New Homepage and Certificate Programs For TechNet21 readers who do not receive Bob Davis's regular and informative Child Survival Updates, we suggest you look into the following: We are excited to announce that the USAID Global Health eLearning Center (http://www.glo...

Dear All, WHO SEARO is conducting a study entitled "VACCINE PRICE TRENDS IN THE PAST DECADE AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS" for vaccines purchased/sold in developing countries with special reference to the SEARO countries. The list of vaccines includes: Rubella, Measles, MMR, MR, Hep B monovalen...

A few more research papers on immunization coverage and related topics from Tasnim Partapuri. For those who want to download it directly, they can do so using the following link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/9?issue=S1. ##text## ##text## ##text## ##text## ##text##...

Tasnim Partapuri shares a series of research papers on immunization coverage and related topics that she came across on the BioMed Central website while researching on her project. She has very kindly sent PDF files of the articles, which will be posted on the forum over the next week. For those who...

Since 1994, with USAID funding, JSI has conducted international courses on supply chain management of health commodities. These training activities have been a pivotal part of the supply chain support USAID has funded through the USAID/DELIVER PROJECT and the DELIVER and FPLM projects before that. ...

Many thanks to Diana Chang Blanc for sharing this with TechNet21 readers. Good day to you all, We are pleased to announce the “Overview Course in Supply Chain Management of Health Commodities", a new training designed to increase professionals of the health sector’s understanding of logistics ...

New research results published today! Available at:(http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/9?issue=S1). This is to announce the publication today of a journal supplement titled The Fallacy of coverage: uncovering disparities and improving immunization coverage - The Canadian International Immuni...

The Advanced Immunization Management (AIM) e-Learning website launched a new module on 7 October to support the World Health Organization's computer-based Measles Strategic Planning (MSP) tool. The MSP was developed to help countries develop measles vaccination strategies to meet their measles contr...

Juliana Abakah-Katz from UNICEF sends in this contribution on the New and Emerging Talent Initiative Programme (NETI), whichis an entry point for external professionals interested in an international career with UNICEF. As part of UNICEF’s global talent management strategy to achieve its current and...

Dear Friends, Essential low cost vaccines not available but India strives for newer fancy and costly vaccines! Pl. See the attachment and comment. Pl. also read the original issue of Down to Earth. Thanks Omesh Bharti M.B.B.S.,D.H.M.,M.A.E.(Epidemiology) Directorate of Health Services,Himachal...

POST 01423E: TOOLS FOR SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01412E, 01415 & 01420E 28 APRIL 2009 ****************************************** Dear Padmini, We would like to thank all those who have provided feedback on these tools, and encourage them to change them i...

POST 01420E: INJECTION SAFETY SUPERVISION TOOL FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01412E & 01415 22 APRIL 2009 ****************************************** Hi, I have looked through the Injections Safety Supervision Tool. My observation is in section 3 on safe disposal; It only addressed placing of the syri...

POST 01412E: FOUR TOOLS FOR SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION 5 APRIL 2009 ****************************************** Attached please find the English version of our 4 tools for supportive supervision of health centers in immunization. We would very much appreciate your feedback on the use of th...

POST 01392E: MORE ON SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01386E AND 01388E 21 FEBRUARY 2009 ****************************************** Dear Technet moderator, Your constituency may be interested in a new approach to supportive supervision we are introducing in Mali. In past ye...

POST 01388E: SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION IN INDIA FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01386E 11 FEBRUARY 2009 ****************************************** Though the article referred to by James Cheyne has already been posted on the forum (see POST 01252E) I am reposting it since it has relevance in the context of ...

POST 01386E: TRAINING IN SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION 8 FEBRUARY 2009 ****************************************** Tasnim Partapuri ([email=%[email protected]%3E]%[email protected]%3E[/email]) of ImmunizationBasics shares tools for supportive supervision training with TechNet21 readers. ...

POST 01375E: ACCURACY OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE DATA 18 JANUARY 2009 ****************************************** Stephen Lim et al in a study published in The Lancet (volume 372, issue 9655, pages 2031–2046, 13 December 2008) raise concerns about the tendency to over report when it comes to ...

POST 01374E: IMMUNIZATION FINANCING WEBSITE UPDATE 16 JANUARY 2009 ****************************************** Dear All, Every year, on the occasion of the Global Immunization Meeting (GIM), we take the opportunity to inform the immunization community about the latest updates and develo...

POST 01373E: E-LEARNING MODULES: IMMUNIZATION FINANCING FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01372E 13 JANUARY 2009 ****************************************** Thanks to Ahmadu and Patricia Taylor for pointing out that the link in the earlier posting does not work. Please use the following link to access the...

POST 01372E: E-LEARNING MODULES—IMMUNIZATION FINANCING/ INTRODUCING NEW VACCINES 11 JANUARY 2009 ****************************************** Padmini, A useful introduction to the subject is AIM e-Learning: Immunization Financing Module at www.aim.path.org/en/finance/index.html Tasnim Parta...

POST 01370E: IMMUNIZATION FINANCING 8 JANUARY 2009 ****************************************** The following information appeared in the Global Immunization News dated GIN: 20/11/08 and was contributed by Patrick Lydon & Daniela Darie, WHO/HQ. The information is being sent out as a sepa...

POST 01366E: PUBLIC HEALTH E-LEARNING COURSES 23 DECEMBER 2008 ****************************************** The Global Health eLearning Center offers technical public health information to field staff. It provides Internet-based courses that: * Provide useful and timely continuing education fo...

POST 01331E: WHO INVENTORY OF TRAINING AND REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR NEW VACCINES INTRODUCTION 6 OCTOBER 2008 ******************************************* Dear All, Please see attached, an "Inventory of Training and Reference Materials for New Vaccines Introduction" that WHO has ...

POST 01322E: IMMUNIZATION MIS/TRAINING DOCUMENTS FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01312E, 01314E, 01315E, 01318E 12 SEPTEMBER 2008 ******************************************* Ram Bhui responds to Anil Varshney’s request for a link to the Immunization MIS used in Indonesia, and Tasnim Partapuri very ...

POST 01282E: FINANCING OF SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS/TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 18 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* Terry Hart from IT Power India seeks information on models and experiences in outsourcing and innovative financing of supply chain, logistics, and transportation...

POST 01255E: SURVEY OF IMMUNIZATION LOGISTICS TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND RESOURCES 16 APRIL 2008 ******************************************* Dear All, WHO/IVB and PATH have recently received a 5 year grant from the Bill and Melinda GATES foundation for a project entitled "Optimize: Immu...

POST 01252E: Cost-effectiveness of peer training and supervision to enhance immunization services 11 APRIL 2008 This paper offers the first attempt to quantitatively evaluate the supportive supervision framework in Andhra Pradesh In Andhra Pradesh, India, traditionally, supervisi...

POST 01184E : IMMUNIZATION CAPACITY-BUILDING 10 November 2007 ___________________________________ Readers might be interested in this, published on line as part of the series on poverty and human development this week, in Education for Health. Strengthening Immunization in a West African...

POST 00795E : WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 31 May 2005 _____________________________________ The World Health Assembly concluded its session in Geneva on May 25. Governments committed themselves to a new WHO/UNICEF global immunization strategy. You can read the joint media press release at : ...

POST 00775E : GAVI UPDATE (RESEND) 13 April 2005 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 11 April 2005, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives for the period April...

POST 00760E : GAVI UPDATE (RESEND) 6 March 2005 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 4 March 2005, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives for the period March-D...

POST 00754E : GAVI UPDATE 14 February 2005 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 9 February 2005, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives for the period Februar...

POST 00754E : GAVI UPDATE 14 February 2005 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 9 February 2005, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives for the period Februar...

POST 00754E : GAVI UPDATE 14 February 2005 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 9 February 2005, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives for the period Februar...

POST 00754E : GAVI UPDATE 14 February 2005 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 9 February 2005, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives for the period Februar...

POST 00745E : GAVI UPDATE 21 January 2005 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 14 January 2005, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives in 2005. For previous...

POST 00743E : AFRO - MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS 18 January 2005 _____________________________________ NOTE : There were a few typos in the image of the Moldova's EVSM score. Our apologies! The attached document is a revised version. ------------------------------------------- Bob Davis (mailto:...

POST 00743E : AFRO - MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS 18 January 2005 _____________________________________ NOTE : There were a few typos in the image of the Moldova's EVSM score. Our apologies! The attached document is a revised version. ------------------------------------------- Bob Davis (mailto:...

POST 00727E : GAVI UPDATE 8 December 2004 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 7 December 2004, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives: November 2004 - January ...

POST 00723E : GAVI UPDATE 3 November 2004 _____________________________________ Please find attached, the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund Related Activities dated 1 November 2004, and the list of Regional Meetings of Relevance to the GAVI Objectives: November 2004 - January ...

POST 00721E : SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION TOOLS 8 October 2004 _____________________________________ NOTE : Apologies again! In the previous posting there was an error in Hemanthi's @ddress. It had escaped me that she had gained a letter when coming back to Geneva. So it is mailto:dassayanakehe@...

POST 00720E : GAVI UPDATE 5 October 2004 _____________________________________ Welcome back! Hemanthi _____________________________________ I am pleased to inform you that I am back in WHO with the Expanded Programme on Immunization, after a year of working in a non-profit organisation in ...

POST 00710E : LOGISTICS TRAINING Follow-up on Posts 00689E, 00697E, 00703E and 00707E 25 August 2004 ___________________________ Auguste Ambendet (mailto:[email protected]) from WHOAFRO responds to Jean Bomani while drifting away somehow from the topic of training as such. __________...

POST 00709E : GAVI UPDATE 22 August 2004 ___________________________ Please find attached the latest Information Update on GAVI and Vaccine Fund related activities dated 17 August 2004 including the list of Regional Meetings of relevance to GAVI objectives for the period July-September 2004. ...

POST 00707E : LOGISTICS TRAINING Follow-up on Posts 00689E, 00697E and 00703E 18 August 2004 _______________________________ This posting contains two contributions. The first very short is from Søren Spanner (mailto:[email protected]) and the second from Jean Bomani (no @ddress avai...

POST 00703E : LOGISTICS TRAINING Follow-up on Posts 00689E and 00697E 5 August 2004 _______________________________ Mogens Munck (mailto:[email protected]) from Spain makes a contribution in agreement with Modibo Dicko and Robert Steinglass. _______________________________ I am in tota...

POST 00697E : LOGISTICS TRAINING Follow-up on Post 00689E 15 July 2004 _______________________________ This discussion started on the topic "From HFC/CFC to HC-based Refrigeration". It progressed by moving towards logistics training which was essentially the topic of the previo...

POST 00686E : VACCINE MANAGEMENT ILLUSTRATIONS 14 June 2004 _______________________________ A CD containing the vaccine management training cluster illustrations is available from WHO HQ. Those who want a copy should apply to Ms. Christine Husser at WHO HQ (mailto:[email protected]) with t...