We have shared the ‘Power of Peer Education’ to be followed by two write-ups on 1. 3 ‘D’s Affect: Duelist – the Determinant of Denominators and 2. Making of All Time Mission Mode [ATM(M)] outreach sessions. Background: Following the first round of Intensification of Routine Immunization (IRI) i...

Dear all India is committed. Eradicated polio; achieved ~65% Full Immunization Coverage by 2013-14, aims to achieve >90% by 2020 through Mission Indradhanush (MI). MI districts are on war foot and in mission mode to achieve the objectives. Service providers from the government, ANMs/AWWs/ASHAs/USHA...

Evolution, growth and development, extension-expansion, operational research are all natural processes. Launch of a new programme with a properly fitting outfit, infuses rejuvenation, jubilance, reminds the commitment and sustains interest among the service providers in implementing the old program...

On visiting Gundmi sub centre, vaccination data was collected, analysed and the results were shared as a "brekthrough" with the health care service providers, Taluk Health Officer, RCH Officer, District Health Officer and all the higher officers up to the centre and with the TechNet 21 community. Gu...

Please find the attached summary of "MISSION INDRADHANUSH SIMULATION STUDY" conducted in the Primary Health Centre Samapje which is the Rural Health Training Centre for field practice of KVG Medical College. The baseline coverage >2 years itself is >95% since 2013 and hence we raised...

Sampaje team completed mission indradhanush simulation study(MISS). Lessons learnt with study observations is attached for the technet community for viewing/reviewing. Hoping for CSF (comments / suggestions / feedback) from the viewers....

I was thinking of writing on “ALLOWABLE ALLOWANCE” with regard to the quality of vaccination in terms of timeliness of various antigens and interval between subsequent doses. Meanwhile I had a brain storming session with a SMO from WHO country office on Thursday evening: 09-07-2015 and sharing the s...

We launched the above study to prove once again that through a "Simplest one page tool and userfriendly approach of Learning by doing and working together" it is possible to achieve and sustain very high coverage >90% within 20 weeks in a planning unit area and within one year in a District, saving ...

Background: Complete and timely childhood immunization is one of the most cost-effective interventions in improving child survival in developing countries. Computerized HMIS has been recently introduced to collect aggregated data on service beneficiaries in Himachal Pradesh. HMIS provides coverage e...

Learning by doing and working together with mutual professional respect and reciprocation takes the team rapidly towrds the goal. Quote from National Health Policy 2015 Draft placed in public domain for CSF (comments/suggestion/feedback): "India today possesses as never before, a sophisticated ars...

A recent joint publication in the Weekly Epidemiological Review (WER) and the MMWR has provided an overview of the most recent official global coverage rates, as they have been summarized in the WHO UNICEF Estimation of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC). In addition, the publication included a...

Dear FORUM, The recent reports of NFHS/ DLHS reinforce the gap between the reported cverage and validated coverage, which is cause for concern. Whereas health managers react with denial and mistrust to the survey reports, we need to revisit and review the aggregate reporting system, which leaves a l...

POST 00756E : ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION SELF-DIAGNOSTIC TOOL 20 February 2005 _____________________________________ Robert Steinglass (mailto:[email protected]) from Immunization Basics sent the attached one-page document, a simple tool for self-examination into the health of routine immun...