In the last decade, vaccine information management has slowly evolved from paper at every level in the health system, to Excel-based reports at higher levels (districts or above) that are emailed, to simple stand-alone databases with exported PDF reports, and most recently web forms that capture dat...

Thank you to all the countries who have responded so far to the supply chain manager survey (Benin, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Guinea, Tanzania, Tonga, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan). We would like to hear from all the other Gavi countries: your input will be extremely valuable...

Dear All, Please find attached the article recently published on cost projections of DoV. The costing analysis examines the vaccine costs, supply chain costs, and service delivery costs of immunization programs for routine immunization and for supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) for vaccin...

Vaccine vial size – the total number of doses a single vaccine vial contains – can have a significant impact on vaccine distribution, costs, and use, according to a paper recently published in the journalVaccine. In the study titled “One Size Does Not Fit All: The Impact of Primary Vaccine Containe...

This posting is one of four, each discussing a different indicator. This post discusses vaccine utilisation efficiency. Another efficiency indicator measures the level of vaccine administered expressed as a percentage of the vaccine consumed (Doses ‘Consumed’ = ‘Doses ‘administered’ to clients + ‘D...

Systematic Routine Remote Temperature monitoring: are we ready? Minutes and documents from the Remote Temperature Monitoring workshop, Zanzibar, 4 – 6 November 2014 Remote Temperature Monitoring Technology is recommended to be used at Central Store locations and has been deployed there for the l...

This posting is one of four, each discussing a different indicator. This post discusses the availability of vaccine. Over 40% of countries reporting to the JRF in 2013 reported shortages of one or more vaccines for at least one month at central level. Disruption of supplies of this scale at central...

This is the first of a series of TechNet postings to assess alternative definitions of field-level indicator(s) matching each of the proposed monitoring objectives. For now and based on this posting, please let me know your feedback: Are any of these objectives NOT needed to monitor distribution?...

Dear All, WHO EPELA authentic e-learning courses are accepting applications for 2015 courses. Great opportunity for a lifetime experience... http://http://epela.net/epela_web/index.php PHARMACEUTICAL COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT 2 February – 24 April 2015 4 May – 24 July 2015 7 September - 27 ...

Two pager on impact of implementing open vial policy was shared with the superiors and development partners at all levels and with the eminent professors of international reputation of Medical Colleges in Karnataka and Rajeev Gandhi University. On suggestion and demand; for dissemination prepared a ...

The new WHO EVM Assessment Tool (version 1.1.0) is available for download from the EVM restricted access website: https://extranet.who.int/evm The attached release note briefly summarizes the changes made to the tool. Please download and install the new tool – important changes have been made....

Passing along this link to a recent article from Prashant Yadav published in Vaccine on a framework for supply chain integration. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X14013589 Highlights • Integration with other supply chains is often presented as a strategy to improve the eff...

Please find at the link below the revised WHO multi-dose vial policy. Please disseminate widely to all EPI staff. Thank you. Veuillez trouver au lien ci-dessous la nouvelle politique de l'OMS en ce qui concerne la manipulation correcte des flacons de vaccin multidoses entamés. Je vous prie de bien ...

New interesting articles from the folks at MIT/Zaragoza Logistics Centre in press for Operations Research for Health Care. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211692314200002# Abstract In the battle for global health, supply chains are often found wanting. Yet most of what is kn...

Dear experts, I have two questions for you. 1/ On most of blistered and non blistered medicine monograph, there is written that medicines should be kept in a cool and dry place. WHO guidance on temperature is well explained. Fine. It is very hard to find anything around humidity. Except that ...

We are pleased to inform you that the latest IPAC Meeting Report is now available online through the following link:   http://www.who.int/immunization/programmes_systems/policies_strategies/ipac/en/ The Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (IPAC) has been supporting and advising the Di...

In case the TechNet community is interested. Global vaccine supply. The increasing role of manufacturers from middle income countries [color=#00bb44]DP Francis, YP Du, AR Precioso - Vaccine, 2014[/color] A design methodology for the economic design of vaccine warehouses in the developing worl...

Dear TechNet Community   Since the endorsement of the decade-long Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in 2012, the WHO Secretariat is mandated to produce and disseminate each year an annual report that analyses progress towards achieving the various GVAP goals and ...

I am writing to the group in hopes to receive some insight into EVM Assessments. Are countries require to post their results online? Is there are repository of this results somewhere? Thank you for your help, -- Sincerely, Tatiana Viecco University of Cambridge Student Sidney Sussex Col...

Cross-posted from the IAPHL forum with thanks! We are pleased to announce that the IAPHL website now provides you with access to a FREE online course, called Lessons in Logistics Management for Health Commodities. This is a self-directed learning course that you can take at your own pace, and all...