Hello,   I am the Child & Adolescent Immunizations Program Manager for Public Health - Seattle & King County in Seattle, WA, USA. Our program recieved funding through our state Department of Health to increase rates of immunization for the most impacted communities. One need we have h...

Dear Colleagues This is to inform you that the, WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) call for application is currently open, the deadline for submitting the application is 8 May 2024. WHO is seeking for experienced and highly qualified experts to serve as members of the S...

On March 1, 2024, HLN released a new version (v1.42.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and ...

Invitation to participate in prioritization of HPV vaccine implementation research questions survey. In all regions of the world, HPV vaccination coverage remains stubbornly low in many countries.  Globally, the average first HPV dose coverage was only 59% in 2022. This coverage is far below the 90...

  These advancements in technology in vaccine and cold chain have caught the attention of various stakeholders in the private and public sector, including the Ministry of Health in different countries and both local and global partners involved in immunization. As a result, they have invested ...

On November 6, 2023, HLN released a new version (v1.41.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) to several vaccine groups. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electro...

Hi colleagues, Wanted to know if same MR vaccine can be used both for children and adults. Thank you all in advance for your kind advice. ...

During my service delivery of house to house polio immunization for babies. Some parent will refuse their babies been vaccinated, saying that is against religious belief. Do you have any advice to share? ...

Greetings everyone, I have a query regarding the storage of OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine). If I were to store OPV in a freezer with temperatures ranging from -15 to -25 degrees Celsius, but it gets exposed to higher temperatures of -8 to -10 degrees Celsius during power outages, I'm curious about the fo...

The Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH), led by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., is pleased to announce the publication of a case study describing the introduction of the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) in Nepal. The case study highlights innovative approaches that successfully identified...

Parsyl and Berlinger partner to strenghten cold chain monitoring in LMIC. This is done by ensuring validated compatibility between the data generated by Berlinger's Fridge-tags and Q-tags on one hand, and the supply chain insurance solutions of Parsyl on the other hand. Your temperature data can ...

Hi colleagues, I am looking to copile a photo album of cold chain equipment in use from the launch of EPI in 1974 until the the birth of WHO PQS in 2007. If you have any good examples of early vaccine refrigerators and freezers (or domestics), cold boxes, vaccine carriers, and temperature monitoring...

In 2020, WHO and UNICEF issued a joint statement encouraging greater health commodity supply chain integration for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals where appropriate. The joint-statement reiterates the value of safe, feasible and cost-effective integration of temperature-sensitive health produc...

CHAI is pleased to share learnings from its experience working on last-mile distribution in Kenya, Lao PDR and Uganda between 2019 and 2022. See this post here. The document aims to share insights on the key gaps impacting last mile distribution, why they persist and the learnings based on the...

The HISP Centre at University of Oslo invites you to join us for the next edition in our Gavi-supported DHIS2 for Immunization webinar series. This quarter, our focus is on DHIS2 use in immunization supply chains. We will present examples from the Unicef-Thrive360 National Control tower project...

En 2020, l'OMS et l'UNICEF ont publié un Déclaration commune encourageant une plus grande intégration des produits pharmaceutiques sensibles à la température dans la chaîne d’approvisionnement des produits de santé. La déclaration conjointe réitère l'importance d'une intégration sûre, réalisable et ...

Dear experts The Pan American Journal of Public Health just did and published an investigation about the assesment of 18 EPI in Latin America with the title of this article that I copied. Colombia is ranking 5th but the result was better than Argentina, Brasil and Mexico, countries with more than 7...

Supply Chain Now has released another episode featuring VillageReach. The episode is titled: Supply Chain Leadership Across Africa: Using Innovation to Transform African Health Care Supply Chains.  It features VillageReach’s Tapiwa Mukwashi and David Chen, a public health supply chain innovator...

Technical Series: Achieving Sustainable Health Care Waste ManagementThis three-part webinar series, hosted by UNICEF and GAVI in association with TechNet-21, will orient participants on the key actions to needed to address health care waste, including national strategies, facility-level improvements...

On October 6, 2023, HLN released a new version (v1.40.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) to several vaccine groups. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electron...

HLN released a new version (v1.39.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and Personal Health Re...

Les candidatures sont ouvertes: Cours sur le genre et la vaccination A partir du jeudi 11 mai Contexte Pour améliorer l'équité en matière de vaccination, il est nécessaire de comprendre et de surmonter les obstacles persistants. La communauté mondiale de la vaccination a traditionnellement néglig...

Dear colleagues, Have you ever asked yourself why there are not more community health workers administering vaccines in LMICs? I’m sure we all are familiar with the chronic health worker shortages and stagnating routine immunization rates globally, and can agree that new strategies are needed to i...

Dear colleagues,   The new WHO’s vaccine safety virtual learning ecosystem offers 4 WHO certified courses on vaccine safety and AEFI namely 1. Vaccine Safety Basics 2. AEFI data management basics 3. AEFI investigation 4. AEFI causality assessment These 4 courses are available on the ...

As USAID’s flagship global technical leadership project for immunization, the MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity Project (M-RITE) is conducting a brief survey to learn about past or current efforts to offer expanded or alternative hours/days for RI services on an ongoing basis. ...

Building off the foundational work of the Vaccination Demand Hub, and with funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Service Experience Toolkit was launched. The Service Experience Toolkit is designed to introduce the concept of immunization service experience (SE) at the country level, part...

Join JSI and PATH for a deep dive into USAID MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity's program in Vietnam where they supported the Ministry of Health and in country immunization programs to reach children and marginalized populations in hard-to-reach provinces.Date: Next Tuesday Octo...

Dear colleagues, You are invited to a new TechNet webinar series on Reaching Zero-Dose Children. The Zero-Dose Children Webinar series will build understanding of how to reach key populations which are missed by immunisation and other basic health services including communities residing in po...

We are pleased to announce that the Teach to Reach: Connect 6 plenaries and workshops are now available. Register for Teach to Reach: Connect 7 on 14 October 2022 https://www.learning.foundation/teachtoreach Topics covered include: Immunization Agenda 2030, COVID-19 vaccine demand, gender barrier...

Dear TechNet community,  TechNet is pleased to announce the introduction of 'Verified’ badges for members who wish to confirm the authenticity of their presence on the platform.  Eligibility criteria for Verified badge  To receive a Verified badge, TechNet members have to request i...

True pleasure in informing that EAC-RCE-VIHSCM-Kigali-Rwanda has successfully completed seven batches on of short course on “COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT” for Cold Chain Technicians/Managers & Engineers for East Africa Region. The course duration is of 10 days & during the entire programm...

Don’t forget to register for the Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) webinar on Thursday, February 29, 2024 presented by FHI 360 and the International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR). The webinar will highlight strategies for implementing pro-equity interventions to identify and reach...

Since 2013, the Solina Centre for International Development and Research (SCIDaR) has supported the six states in Nigeria with the lowest immunization rates to make steady progress (an aggregate 138% improvement in DPT-3 - NICS/MICS by 2023). During this period, the SCIDaR team has collected numerou...

Please join the Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) on Wednesday, January 24, for an interactive webinar presented by The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF). This session will feature real-world stories from frontline healthcare professionals working to identify and reach zero-dose children in Banglad...

Dear all, The WHO Prequalified team has published the priority list for 2024-2026: https://extranet.who.int/prequal/vaccines/vaccines-eligible-who-prequalification The priority categorization of vaccines is established by the WHO in consultation with UNICEF and the Revolving Fund of the Pan Americ...

In October 2023, Bangladesh launched the human papillomavirus vaccine after waiting for a long time. The country has adopted a multi-phasic campaign modality targeting the 10-14 years old school and out of school girls. The campaign will be conducted both in the ducational institutions and existing ...

Chères et chers tous, Vous pouvez accéder d'ores-et-déjà aux enregistrements et aux présentations (dipositives) de toutes les sessions plénières et des sessions en plus petits groupes qui ont eu lieu dans l'auditorium principal. Le matériel est organisé sur la page de la conférence en français : h...

Dear Colleagues, The availability and use of quality medicines and vaccines is critical if UHC is to be a reality, and if the world is to reach the health SDGs. One third of the world’s population still lacks access to basic quality medicines. The USAID funded Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmace...

    The Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Boost Community, in partnership with Adaptive Change Advisors and People Power Health and with technical support from BCL, leaders of Immunization Academy, is excited to offer the free, new course, Boosting Leadership to Advance Life Course Immunizatio...

INFUSE 2024 call for innovations Gavi is proud to announce that INFUSE 2024 is actively seeking innovative solutions uniquely positioned to enhance health systems, enabling them to effectively manage resilient and climate-adaptive responses to climate threats.  *** Gavi, the Vaccine Alli...

The Department of Polio Eradication of the World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as members of the Containment Working Group (CWG) of the Global Commission for the Certification of Eradication of Poliomyelitis (GCC). Please see here for information on how to apply. Applica...

In 2022, an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, and 1.3 million people died.  All this despite the availability of the BCG vaccine for infants.   The good news is that newer and better TB vaccines are on the horizon, and many are intended for use in ad...

The USAID Medicines Technologies and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program is pleased to announce the availability of the above course through the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) Academy https://learn.doh.gov.ph/ (You need to register and then enrol in the ‘Gender and Development’ course). ...

Dear Colleagues, National pharmaceutical services units (NPSUs) are central government divisions responsible for medicines regulation, health supply chain, and pharmaceutical services. They impact the government’s ability to serve as stewards of the health system and ensure equitable and easy acces...

Dear TechNet Community, sharing below a link to the new “The Delivery” website. https://the-delivery.org/ “Ambitious, imperfect and resilient. These are the remarkable stories and findings from the COVID-19 vaccine delivery, preserved for future generations in a digital replica of the very device ...

Register today for an interactive webinar, presented by the Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH), to hear real-world stories from frontline health workers working to identify and reach zero-dose children in Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda. Attendees will learn how practitioners are overcoming ba...

Webinar Title: Immunization for Primary Health Care (PHC) Framework for Action: Building PHC Linkages within National Immunization Strategies Date: November 7, 2023 Time: 5:00 PM EAT / 3:00 PM CET / 9:00 AM EST Register here!   We are excited to invite you to an upcoming webinar that promi...

Dear all, we have just released the recordings for all TechNet Conference plenary sessions (and all breakout sessions in the main auditorium) on the TechNet-21 YouTube channel. Also available are all the the slides presented in plenary and breakout sessions. Note that the recordings are current...