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Dear colleagues, I’ve created a repository of national immunization policies and SOPs for vaccine management at facility level. This comes from what is available online, combined with publications that have been shared with me.
https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/programme-management/sops
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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...
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...
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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...
POST 01376E: HEALTH METRICS NETWORK 20 JANUARY 2009 ****************************************** In the context of our earlier post on data accuracy (POST 01375E), it is also important to have efficient and reliable information systems. Health Metrics Network (HMN) is a global partnership among de...
POST 01375E: ACCURACY OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE DATA
18 JANUARY 2009
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Stephen Lim et al in a study published in The Lancet (volume 372, issue 9655, pages 2031–2046, 13 December 2008) raise concerns about the tendency to over report when it comes to ...
POST 01374E: IMMUNIZATION FINANCING WEBSITE UPDATE
16 JANUARY 2009
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Dear All,
Every year, on the occasion of the Global Immunization Meeting (GIM), we take the opportunity to inform the immunization community about the latest updates and develo...
POST 01373E: E-LEARNING MODULES: IMMUNIZATION FINANCING
FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01372E
13 JANUARY 2009
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Thanks to Ahmadu and Patricia Taylor for pointing out that the link in the earlier posting does not work. Please use the following link to access the...
POST 01372E: E-LEARNING MODULES—IMMUNIZATION FINANCING/ INTRODUCING NEW VACCINES
11 JANUARY 2009
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Padmini,
A useful introduction to the subject is AIM e-Learning: Immunization Financing Module at www.aim.path.org/en/finance/index.html
Tasnim Parta...
POST 01370E: IMMUNIZATION FINANCING
8 JANUARY 2009
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The following information appeared in the Global Immunization News dated GIN: 20/11/08 and was contributed by Patrick Lydon & Daniela Darie, WHO/HQ. The information is being sent out as a sepa...
POST 01369E: NEW VACCINE INTRODUCTION—ROTAVIRUS
5 JANUARY 2009
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Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea in young children worldwide and accounts for approximately 40 percent of diarrhoea-related hospitalizations. Use of rotavirus vaccin...
POST 01368E: TECHNICAL SHEETS FOR POLIO OUTBREAKS
2 JANUARY 2009
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Hans Everts ([[email protected]][email protected][/email]) shares with TechNet21 readers the link to a number of guidelines and standard SOP on outbreak response activities follo...
POST 01366E: PUBLIC HEALTH E-LEARNING COURSES 23 DECEMBER 2008
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The Global Health eLearning Center offers technical public health information to field staff. It provides Internet-based courses that:
* Provide useful and timely continuing education fo...
POST 01364E: NEEDLESTICK PREVENTION DEVICES19 DECEMBER 2008
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According to the World Health Report 2002, ‘there are 35 million health-care workers, of which 2 million experience percutaneous exposure to infectious diseases each year. The report also ...
POST 01363E: TECHNET21 SATELLITE SESSION PRESENTATION: PROJECT OPTIMIZE 16 DECEMBER 2008
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Prior to the main session, a satellite session titled Optimize future logistics systems: Overview of Project Optimize was held on 1 December 2008. Use the follo...
POST 01356E: VACCINE RESEARCH AND INTRODUCING NEW VACCINES
25 NOVEMBER 2008
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A Boost for Vaccine Research: (Science, Emma Hitt: 28 March 2008)
A recent estimate of the global vaccine business by Lehman Brothers predicts that the vaccine industry w...
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
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NEED TO JUDICIOUSLY USE THE DIFFERENT OPVS
There is no single oral poli...
POST 01353E: STOPPING POLIO ERADICATION WILL BE A HUGE BLOW TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH FOLLOW UP ON POSTS: 01339E, 01341E, 013342E, 01343E, 01344E, 01345E, 01346E, 01348E, 01350E
19 NOVEMBER 2008
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I apologize if I have to repeat points I thought I ha...
POST 01351E: PRIVATE PROVISION OF IMMUNIZATION IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT
FOLLOW-UP ON POST: 01349E
15 NOVEMBER 2008
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Dear Colleagues,
Attached please find 3 articles on private provision of Immunization services in the Indian context:
Although...
POST 01350E: POLIO—CONTROL STRATEGY WILL ETERNALISE COSTS FOLLOW UP ON POSTS: 01339E, 01341E, 013342E, 01343E, 01344E, 01345E, 01346E & 01348E
13 NOVEMBER 2008
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Mogens,
Perhaps I misunderstand your question, but my last response started with...
POST 01349E: THE PRIVATE SECTOR’S ROLE IN PROVIDING IMMUNIZATION SERVICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES—INFORMATION SOUGHT FOR LITERATURE REVIEW
11 NOVEMBER 2008
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Dear Colleagues,
We are conducting a literature review on the role of the private sec...
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