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The WHO Department of Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB) is pleased to announce the upcoming second webinar series on Why Gender Matters for Immunization: IA2030.  The Immunization Agenda 2030 e...

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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hi Colleagues, I am excited to be moderating this very interesting webinar…. 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 stew...
The Immunization Delivery Cost Catalogue (IDCC) (https://immunizationeconomics.org/ihea2023) is the most comprehensive, standardized global evidence on the cost of delivering vaccines, covering 317 unit costs from 68 studies published between 2005 and early 2019. The IDCC supports global a...
Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) was launched in 2009. Since then many countries have undertaken EVM assessments, with the objective of improving their immunization supply chain and vaccine management practices. It is fair to take a moment and consider the impact of EVM. So…. I asked ChatGPT about...
(We’re conducting a virtual Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening (PSS) Skills Exchange in French! Please see below and circulate to your Francophone colleagues. If you’re interested in our previous PSS Skills Exchanges in English, please visit this page to learn more. https://www.mtapsprogram.org/ou...
Hola a todos los usuarios hispanohablantes de Fridge-tag: Ya está disponible el entrenamiento en español. Se ha grabado un entrenamiento reciente para colegas de Cuba y el vídeo ya está disponible para todos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxG_a1NbM4I     (Hello to all Spanish-speakin...
You are invited to join the Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) on Thursday, February 29, 2024 for a webinar 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 reac...
In August 2021, the World Health Organization developed the first web-based equipment Inventory and Gap Analysis (IGA 1.0) application to help ease the burden on countries for collecting and analyzing equipment inventory data. The web-based software has a complete functionality, is open-source and ...
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