UPDATE: Due to technical issues, this webinar series had to be postponed. This post now reflects the NEW dates.
Dear colleagues,
You are invited to join a new webinar series on How Immunization Supply Chains (iSC) contribute to identifying, targeting, and reaching zero-dose communities.
While significant gains in reaching more people with more vaccines have been made since the 1974 launch of the Extended Program on Immunization (EPI), coverage improvements stagnated during the decade leading up to 2019, and then fell dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The WHO and UNICEF Estimates of Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) found that 25 million children were left either unvaccinated (zero-dose) or incompletely vaccinated in 2021, an increase of more than 5 million compared with 2019. For immunization programs to recover and to accelerate progress towards the IA2030 goal of halving the number of zero-dose children by 2030, effective and innovative immunization supply chains (iSC) strategies must be scaled up.
Effective supply chains are critical for reaching under-served populations with immunization and primary health care (PHC) services, as this webinar series will demonstrate. But many programmes face challenges with iSC, including unreliable and duplicative distribution channels, weak stock management systems, and shortages of trained iSC professionals. This webinar series will walk you through technical guidance on effective iSC solutions and share successful examples from countries.
Session 1: Supply chain guidance and strategies to reach under-served zero-dose communities
Date: 9 Feb - 2pm CET
Session 2: Immunization Supply Chain (iSC) interventions: lessons and best practices for reaching under-served zero-dose communities
Date: 16 Feb - 2pm CET
Session 3: Integrated supply chain approaches to reach under-served zero-dose communities with vaccination and PHC services
Date: 23 Feb - 2pm CET
Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Z8a3E1eS_C1bmjqz5Falg
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The 1st session of this webinar series with the Zero-Dose Community of Practice: How Immunization Supply Chains (iSC) contribute to identifying, targeting, and reaching zero-dose communities will take place on 9 Feb at 2pm CET
Webinar 1: Supply chain guidance and strategies to reach under-served zero-dose communities
This webinar will provide an overview of evidence-based guidance and effective supply chain strategies that contribute to reaching under-served populations and zero-dose communities. In this session, participants will learn the principles of designing and implementing reliable and resilient supply chains that enable equitable immunization services.
Topics and speakers
- Leveraging the Gavi Alliance Immunization Supply Chain Strategy (2021-2025) for identifying, targeting, and reaching zero dose populations.
Speaker: Karan Sagar Gavi
- Supply Chain in the UNICEF 2030 Immunization Roadmap: a focus on under-immunized and zero dose populations.
Speaker: Michelle Seidel UNICEF
- Supply chain considerations and equity interventions to identify, target and reach underserved and zero dose children.
Speaker: Olamide Folorunso UNICEF
A FR and SP interpretation will be available for this webinar session.
Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Z8a3E1eS_C1bmjqz5Falg
Dear Géraldine,
Thanks for sharing the details about the ZDC/Supply chain webinars. Will these be available by video afterwards?
Joanie
Dear Joanie,
I'm happy to confirm that all the webinar sessions of this series will be recorded, and the links to videos and presentations will be shared in this forum thread.
Kind regards,
Geraldine
You can already register for the next session of this webinar series.
Session 2: Immunization Supply Chain (iSC) interventions: lessons and best practices for reaching under-served zero-dose communities
Date: 16 Feb, 2pm CET
This webinar will provide examples of how supply chain interventions have contributed to reaching zero-dose communities. Speakers from regions and countries will share lessons and best practices of how in-country supply chain interventions have been designed and implemented to reaching zero-dose communities.
Topics and speakers
- Last mile vaccine delivery optimization using cold chain and drones in DRC
- Dr. Deo Manirakiza- Health Specialist, UNICEF DRC.
- Freddy Nkosi- Country Director, VillageReach DRC.
- Reaching the last mile in Nigeria- Stock management, direct delivery of vaccines and optimized delivery in difficult access areas- experience from Nigeria
- Pharm Hauwa Tense- Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Nigeria.
- Dr. Ahmad Isah Muhammad- Health Specialist, UNICEF Nigeria.
- Supply chain system design and logistics management systems for reaching the underserved- Pakistan experience
- Dr Zafar Iqbal Channa- Director Technical, Federal Directorate of Immunization, Pakistan.
- Naeem Asghar- Immunization Specialist, UNICEF Pakistan.
A FR and SP interpretation will be available for this webinar session.
Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Z8a3E1eS_C1bmjqz5Falg
The materials of the first session in this webinar series are now available.
Session 1: Supply chain guidance and strategies to reach under-served zero-dose communities
- Video recordings:
EN: https://youtu.be/gDfywFVI7i0
FR: https://youtu.be/cbfnomG277g
SP: https://youtu.be/Nwf5HI7lMCM
- Presentation (EN): https://www.technet-21.org/media/com_resources/trl/16722/multi_upload/Webinar%201_Supply%20chain%20guidance%20and%20strategies%20to%20reach%20under-served%20zero-dose%20communities.pdf
The next session of this series will take place on Feb 16 and will be about Immunization Supply Chain (iSC) interventions: lessons and best practices for reaching under-served zero-dose communities.
Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Z8a3E1eS_C1bmjqz5Falg
The materials of the second session in this webinar series are now available.
Session 2: Immunization Supply Chain (iSC) interventions: lessons and best practices for reaching under-served zero-dose communities
- Video recordings:
EN: https://youtu.be/HAgBxicelZU
FR: https://youtu.be/ujowRKifNF0
SP: https://youtu.be/WbFECPYMRtk
The next and final session of this series will take place on Feb 23 and will be about Integrated supply chain approaches to reach under-served zero-dose communities with vaccination and PHC services.
Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Z8a3E1eS_C1bmjqz5Falg
The next and final session of this webinar series will take place on Thursday 23 Feb, at 2pm CET
Session 3: Integrated supply chain approaches to reach under-served zero-dose communities with vaccination and PHC services
This webinar will provide examples of how multi-sectoral supply chain approaches have contributed to reaching zero-dose communities. These approaches contribute to broader sustainability across supply chains for different commodities and health programmes (e.g. immunization, maternal and child health, nutrition etc.) contributing to greater sustainability and effectiveness.
Speakers for this session:
- Ranjit Dhiman. Supply and Logistics Manager, UNICEF Headquarters
- Dr. Bhrigu Kapuria. Immunization Specialist, UNICEF Lebanon
- Douglas Mukwaya. Cold Chain Specialist, UNICEF South Sudan
A FR and SP interpretation will be available.
Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Z8a3E1eS_C1bmjqz5Falg
Hi Geraldine,
Are the recordings and presentations of the Session dated Feb. 23 available now?
Thanks
The webinar materials of our last session in the series on "How Immunization Supply Chains (iSC) contribute to identifying, targeting, and reaching zero-dose communities”, with the Zero-Dose Community of Practice, are now available!
Session 3: Integrated supply chain approaches to reach under-served zero-dose communities with vaccination and PHC services
- Video in English: https://youtu.be/bFwQ2DAzarg
- Video en Español: https://youtu.be/L7thO0PZtGI
- Vidéo en français : https://youtu.be/a8eJc8kJQ_k
Our panelists committed to share some resources during the session. Please find below:
- The 5 dose measles fact sheet
- Immunization supply chain interventions to enable coverage and equity
Finally, to watch all our webinars with the Zero-Dose community of practice, follow this link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYNXI1NRQQ-BOxs7ORIh4DCW8Hzdpra33
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