JOIN US!   WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and TechNet are pleased to invite you to an engaging webinar on integrating post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against rabies into the Gavi 6.0 strategic period, taking place on 18 June 2026, 14h30 CEST.As Gavi-eligible countries prepare their applications for the 6...

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), with technical support from WHO Nepal, successfully conducted a comprehensive Joint External EPI–VPD Surveillance Review from 24–30 April 2026. This milestone exercise—the first of its kind since 2010—was undertaken following recommendations from the WHO...

The WHO Measles and Rubella (MR) Team invites you to a global webinar on "Best practices and lessons learned on Measles and Rubella campaign". Panelists from country, regional, and HQ levels will share: Best practices, challenges, and lessons learned from recent campaign implementation Co...

A new tool for collecting, analysing, and reporting temperature data has been released by WHO. This Microsoft Excel tool, which can be used as part of a temperature monitoring study, is available as a zip file on the WHO website, and comes with a set of user documentation.  www.who.int/publica...

The ‘Cold chain equipment and dry store temperature mapping tool’ is a tool for mapping temperatures in various types of cold chain equipment and dry stores and is available in official United Nations (UN) languages. Version 10.0 was released in January 2026 and includes various performance improvem...

TechNet webinar - Launch of WHO Guidance for Using Modelling for Immunization Decision-Making Date: May 5, 2026 Time: 13:00 PM CET Registration link: Webinar Registration - Zoom   This webinar will introduce the newly released WHO guidance for using modelling for immuniz...

Four years into its strategic plan, the Measles & Rubella Partnership's Midterm Review reveals that while progress has been made, countries and global institutions must take urgent, collective action to reach elimination targets by 2030. At the end of 2024, 83 countries had eliminated measles a...

Dear Colleagues,  The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) of the World Health Organization is seeking qualified experts to serve on a SAGE Working Group on yellow fever vaccination yellow fever SAGE Working Group on yello...

Colleagues, WHO has released the Full Value of Improved Influenza Vaccines Assessment (FVIVA), looking at the potential health, economic and policy impacts of next-generation influenza vaccines that offer broader and longer-lasting protection than current seasonal products. Some key takeaways that...

Dear colleagues and friends, As I prepare to turn a milestone in my life and retire after more than 28 wonderful years with the World Health Organization, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey that has unfolded. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the World Health Organizatio...

The IA2030 mid-term review has just been published on the WHO website:  https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/immunization-agenda-2030--mid-term-review Here's a short summary of the document. The document provides a timely assessment of global immunization progress at the halfway poin...

TechNet has published a new page that contains a huge list of user guides for WHO-PQS prequalified cold chain equipment temperature monitoring devices. It is organised into the following sections: Shipping indicators Freeze indicators Threshold indicators Vaccine Vial Monitors (VVM) Remote te...

This is a bittersweet announcement. My boss, colleague, mentor, and friend Souleymane ('Solo') Kone, logistician extraordinaire, is retiring at the end of this month. He is far too modest to mark the event, and would likely slip quietly away into the Malian sunset if he was permitted to do so... Bu...

Come learn how implementation research is helping immunization programmes reach zero dose children! Under the MAINSTREAM project, the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department at WHO in collaboration with local mentor institutes have...

Request for Expression of Interest (EOI): Development, Manufacturing, and Distribution of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) and Enzyme Immunoassays (EIAs) for Acute Typhoid Fever Surveillance Typhoid fever (TF) is a severe systemic illness associated with abdominal pain, fever and occasionally can be l...

Join us on 8 December at 15h30 CET for a webinar introducing post market monitoring of cold chain equipment.  Post Market Monitoring (PMM) of immunization cold chain equipment (CCE) involves collecting and analysing performance data from health and storage facilities to support timely correcti...

Join us next Monday for an exciting webinar discussing Lessons Learned from the Big Catch-up!   The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department at WHO in collaboration with local partners have conducted case studies of the BCU i...

Dear Madam/Sir,   This is to inform you that WHO published, on 21 November 2025, an RFP named  Long Term Agreement for the provision of Technical Support to SAGE Executive Secretariat ref [WHO-SHQ-RFP-25-3063] The RFP is published on the United Nations Global Market website here,&n...

The World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Japan International Cooperation Agency are collaborating to strengthen implementation of home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health. In 2023, the three organizations jointly published the guide Strengthenin...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an updated Position Paper on Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) vaccination, introducing new recommendations on dose-reduced schedules, including the 2-dose “1p+1” schedule (one primary dose plus one booster dose). While th...