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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...
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POST 01412E: FOUR TOOLS FOR SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION
5 APRIL 2009
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Attached please find the English version of our 4 tools for supportive supervision of health centers in immunization.
We would very much appreciate your feedback on the use of th...
POST 01411E: SYRINGE MELTER
FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01406E
2 APRIL 2009
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In addition to mentioning that the capacity is sufficient and that the melter can deal with 1-3 liters of syringes, it would be useful to know how many syringes of a given type ...
POST 01410E: STUDY ON COOL WATER PACKS
31 MARCH 2009
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Umit Kartoglu from the World Health Organisation sends this report on the latest study on cool water packs, i.e. water packs refrigerated between 2°C to 8 °C, and their impact on the cold life...
POST 01408E: NEW PACK-ANIMAL TRANSPORTABLE SOLAR-POWERED REFRIGERATOR
28 MARCH 2009
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Many thanks to Joanie Robertson ([[email protected]][email protected][/email]) from PATH for sharing this report with us.
She writes: PATH has been aw...
POST 01407E: EPI IN LEBANON
26 March 2009
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Dear all,
Greetings from Lebanon...
This is to kindly share with you, as I promised, (the) EPI documentary and a TV spot that Ministry of Public Health has produced, knowing that they are both ...
POST 01406E: EVALUATION OF SYRINGE MELTER
22 MARCH 2009
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Dear TechNet moderator,
I am forwarding a report of an evaluation of a syringe melter conducted in Andhra Pradesh in 2008. The melter was developed by Mike Werner, then of New Paradigm A...
POST 01405E: OPTIMUM AGE FOR MEASLES VACCINATION
FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01403E
21 MARCH 2009
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The WHO position paper on measles vaccine says that, "The optimum age for measles vaccination depends on the local epidemiological situation and on p...
POST 01403E: MEASLES VACCINATION SCHEDULE
17 MARCH 2009
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Riadh Karem ([[email protected]][email protected][/email]), a public health doctor from Iraq, has a question regarding the measles vaccination schedule:
He says that at present there ...
POST 01401E: RESURGENCE OF MEASLES
11 MARCH 2009
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In some countries where measles was near elimination there has been a sudden resurgence of the disease. Low vaccine coverage could have many reasons, including financial impediments, and geographica...
POST 01395E: SEARCH ENGINES FOR SURVEILLANCE/SMS FOR DOTS MONITORING
26 FEBRUARY 2009
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USING SEARCH ENGINE DATA FOR SURVEILLANCE
The two articles talk about how Google can be used to predict flu epidemics by analyzing search statistics in ...
POST 01392E: MORE ON SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01386E AND 01388E
21 FEBRUARY 2009
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Dear Technet moderator,
Your constituency may be interested in a new approach to supportive supervision we are introducing in Mali. In past ye...
POST 01391E: VACCINE-DERIVED POLIO VIRUS
18 FEBRUARY 2009
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In the context of the discussions on polio eradication on our forum (see POSTS: 01354E), these reports hold great interest. Cross-posting yet again from CSU, with a big thank you to Bob D...
POST 01388E: SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION IN INDIA
FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01386E
11 FEBRUARY 2009
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Though the article referred to by James Cheyne has already been posted on the forum (see POST 01252E) I am reposting it since it has relevance in the context of ...
POST 01386E: TRAINING IN SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION
8 FEBRUARY 2009
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Tasnim Partapuri ([email=%[email protected]%3E]%[email protected]%3E[/email]) of ImmunizationBasics shares tools for supportive supervision training with TechNet21 readers. ...
POST 01384E: EXPERIENCES OF INTRODUCING HPV
5 FEBRUARY 2009
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Can anyone share their experience of introducing HPV in their countries? Especially those in the SEARO Region.
Thanks
Karma Tshering ([[email protected]][email protected][...
POST 01384E: EXPERIENCES OF INTRODUCING HPV
5 FEBRUARY 2009
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Can anyone share their experience of introducing HPV in their countries? Especially those in the SEARO Region.
Thanks
Karma Tshering ([[email protected]][email protected][...
POST 01385E: EXPERIENCES OF INTRODUCING HPV VACCINE
5 FEBRUARY 2009
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Inadvertently omitted 'vaccine' from the post title, therefore reposting the contribution. No intention of encouraging bio-terrorism. Entirely an error of omission. Many apologies. ...
POST 01385E: EXPERIENCES OF INTRODUCING HPV VACCINE
5 FEBRUARY 2009
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Inadvertently omitted 'vaccine' from the post title, therefore reposting the contribution. No intention of encouraging bio-terrorism. Entirely an error of omission. Many apologies. ...
POST 01383E: HepB VACCINATION SCHEDULE
4 FEBRUARY 2009
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We have a question from Dr Sajad ([[email protected]][email protected][/email]), the National EPI Training officer in the Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan. He asks:
If...
POST 01379E: POLIO—THE FINAL INCH
26 JANUARY 2009
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This posting has two interesting links to the polio eradication vs. control debate.
The first one, to an article that very efficiently sums up the primary factors in the debate: Polio’s Last Stand...
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