As part of the WHO African region efforts to improve immunization and surveillance performances in terms of quality, effectiveness, efficiency, coverage and equity and in order to strengthen the capacity of policy makers and health providers in countries, there is a need for accurate data in order t...

The IVAC VIMS Report on Global Vaccine Introduction - September 2014 is out! Recent updates (since March 2014) include: -South Sudan's introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in July 2014 marks a significant milestone in global health, as Hib-containing pentavalent vaccine is n...

POST 01354E: POLIO ERADICATION—LET’S FINISH THE JOB FOLLOW UP ON POSTS: 01339E, 01341E, 013342E, 01343E, 01344E, 01345E, 01346E, 01348E, 01350E & 01353E 20 NOVEMBER 2008 ****************************************** NEED TO JUDICIOUSLY USE THE DIFFERENT OPVS There is no single oral poli...

POST 01212E : TT SCHOOL VACCINATION 3 January 2008 ___________________________ It is with some trepidation and considerable eagerness that one takes over the reins from Claude Letarte, who has brought to his moderation a great degree of balance, dynamism and domain expertise. We take the ba...

POST 01032E : SOLAR REFRIGERATOR Follow-up on Posts 01019E and 01027E 30 December 2006 ____________________________________ This posting contains three contributions. First an information from Terry Hart (mailto:[email protected]) from India, followed by a comment by Anil Varshney (mail...

POST 00923E : THINKING THE UNTHINKABLE Follow-up on Post 00917E 11 May 2006 ________________________________________________________________ This posting contains two contributions in response to that of Anthony Battersby. The first is from Mogens Munck (mailto:[email protected]) f...

Post00373 NEW VAX INTRO + ORDER ADS + NEW + NEWS ++ 10 September 2001 CONTENTS 1. A "THINK PIECE" ON INTRODUCTION OF NEW VACCINE 2. REVISED PAGES FOR REVIEW: ORDERING INJECTION EQUIPMENT 3. INAPPROPRIATE DRUG DONATIONS: THE NEED FOR REFORMS 4. INTRODUCING TRAINING FOCAL POINT: ...

Post00334 GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL 10 April 2001 CONTENTS 1. GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES 2. NEW CONTACT DETAILS - THE COLLABORATIVE CENTRE FOR COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1. GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES The GAVI/CVP supported additio...