Findings from bottom-up costing studies of integrated vaccination campaigns in Nigeria and Sierra Leone have been published in BMC Health Services Research. The research, conducted by ThinkWell and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, estimated the costs of a campaign held in 2019 in Sierra Leone with...

Empowering Community Voices to Promote Vaccine Confidence through Social Media Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 8:00 AM EST | 12:00 PM GMT | 3:00 PM EAT | 5:00 AM PDT (Find your local time) On behalf of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance and the Alliance for Advancing He...

Dear All, USAID is partnering with Digital Square to assess how governments and investors can harness existing digital tools and platforms to efficiently support response efforts in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including supporting vaccine planning, distribution and monitoring.  We nee...

The story of a time and temperature indicator (vaccine vial monitor) that has dramatically changed the course of vaccine management practices as well as shaped the future of cold chain, THE BOOK OF VVM: YESTERDAY-TODAY-and-TOMORROW is now available for free download in ePUB3 and PDF formats. http:/...

From today's Guardian Health workers face suspicion and a lack of cold storage as they test the Ebola vaccine http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/mar/10/ebola-vaccine-trial-sierra-leone-fear-logistics-immunisations Dr Tamba Manye, who works for the World Health Organisation (WHO) i...

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...

Here is a summary of interventions made by country delegations during the GVAP discussion at the WHO Executive Board on 21 January. - A number of delegations mentioned the importance of including measles elimination as part of the GVAP (there was some discussion as to whether it should be eradi...

This has been cross-posted from the SABIN website with thanks. Since late 2008, the Sustainable Immunization Financing (SIF) Program has been operating in twelve African, and three Asian pilot countries. Using a collective action approach, SIF invites key stakeholders - especially parliamentar...

UPDATE ON MATERNAL NEONATAL TETANUS ELIMINATION AS OF OCTOBER 2010 WHO/CHERG estimates for causes of child mortality show that Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) was responsible for 59,000 neonatal deaths in 2008.Though the figure shows a 92% reduction in mortality from the 800,000 deaths estima...

TECHNET21 E-FORUM Technical network for strengthening immunization services Contributions to: [email=%3Ca%20href=][log in to unmask][/email]">[log in to unmask] or use your reply button! POST 01311E: MIS FOR IMMUNIZATION (TOPICS FOR TECHNET21 2008 MEETING) FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01301E & 01306E ...

POST 01311E: MIS FOR IMMUNIZATION (TOPICS FOR TECHNET21 2008 MEETING) FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01301E & 01306E 27 AUGUST 2008 ******************************************* Dear Padmini, Can I suggest another topic, one that plagues us in India: Recording and Reporting—a simplified MIS f...

POST 01311E: MIS FOR IMMUNIZATION (TOPICS FOR TECHNET21 2008 MEETING) FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01301E & 01306E 27 AUGUST 2008 ******************************************* Dear Padmini, Can I suggest another topic, one that plagues us in India: Recording and Reporting—a simplified MIS f...

POST 00791E : OTHER INTERVENTIONS WITH VACCINATION 21 May 2005 _____________________________________ In the previous posting (Post 00790E), we shared a presentation by Juan Ortiz and Bob Davis on "EPI and Accelerated Child Survival". As Bob had circulated the Lancet article quot...

POST 00604E : SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MEETING AGENDA Follow-up on Posts 00584E, 00587E, 00591E, 00595E, 00600E and 00602E 18 September 2003 _______________________________________________ Two contributions were received, both commenting and reinforcing Anthony Battersby's comments in Post 006...

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...

Post00278 GAVI GUIDELINES FORMS + VAX INTRO + UPDATES 20 September 2000 CONTENTS 1. REVISED GAVI APPLICATION FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD 2. WHO & ACCELERATED VACCINE INTRODUCTION 3. DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES AND FORMS: ASSESSMENT OF IMMUNIZATION SERVICES 4. GAVI & GFCV INFORMATION UPDATE 8 SEPT...

Post0221 LOGISTICS, SURVEILLANCE & DISEASE CONTROL 25 January 2000 CONTENTS 1. LOGISTICS MODULE FOR SURVEILLANCE 2. DRAFT MANUAL ON SURVEILLANCE LOGISTICS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD 3. POLIO ERADICATION NEWS 4. VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASE NEWS 1. LOGISTICS MODULE FOR SURVEILLANCE This posting contin...