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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 01257E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT
23 APRIL 2008
Follow up on post: POST 01254E
Recent posts on cold chain equipment and maintenance: 01229E, 01227E, 01226E, 01225E, 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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There has been almost n...
POST 01255E: SURVEY OF IMMUNIZATION LOGISTICS TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND RESOURCES
16 APRIL 2008
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Dear All,
WHO/IVB and PATH have recently received a 5 year grant from the Bill and Melinda GATES foundation for a project entitled "Optimize: Immu...
POST 01254E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT AND SIMPLIFYING THE COLD CHAIN
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01216E, 01218, 01221E, 01225E, 01227E, 01229E
15 APRIL 2008
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In POST 01214E I presented my ideas about how to improve the present state of ...
POST 01252E: Cost-effectiveness of peer training and supervision to enhance immunization services
11 APRIL 2008
This paper offers the first attempt to quantitatively evaluate the supportive supervision framework in Andhra Pradesh
In Andhra Pradesh, India, traditionally, supervisi...
POST 01250E: COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT (CCM) TOOL RELEASED 4 APRIL 2008 ******************************************* Dear Technet21 colleagues, PATH, in partnership with WHO and UNICEF, is pleased to announce the release of the Cold Chain Equipment Management (CCEM) Tool version 1.0. This ...
POST 01247E: VACCINE FREEZE-PREVENTION AIDE-MEMOIRE—CORRECTIONS
30 MARCH 2008
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS01230E, POST 01235E, POST 01239E
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The attachments were not included in the earlier post. They are attached now. Many apologies.
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POST 01246E: VACCINE FREEZE-PREVENTION AIDE-MEMOIRE—CORRECTIONS
29 MARCH 2008
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS01230E, POST 01235E, POST 01239E
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Dear Moderator
In the AIDE MEMOIRE it says: Do not store freeze-sensitive vaccines on or within 20 centimet...
POST 01245E: MAKING RESPONSIBLE CHOICES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
26 MARCH 2008
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The New York Times reports a “highly unusual outbreak of measles” in San Diego among 12 children, nine of whom had not been vaccinated.
If in countries in transitio...
POST 01239E: VACCINE FREEZE-PREVENTION AIDE MEMOIRE−COMMENTS
12 MARCH 2008
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Dear Moderator,
I much agree with Andrew’s and Anthony’s observations and comments.
A few comments on the text. In addition to the comments I want to draw ...
POST 01237E: Human Papillomavirus update 8 MARCH 2008
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Cervical cancer has a devastating impact on women’s health around the world. Approximately, 500.000 women develop cervical cancer every year, and half of them do not survive it. Almost 80% of thes...
POST 01236E: SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME—
INDONESIA 7 MARCH 2008
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Please find attached the final report of a WHO-IMMUNIZATIONbasics mission to document the school-based immunization programme there.
Indonesia has been implementing a nationwide...
POST 01235E: VACCINE FREEZE-PREVENTION AIDE MEMOIRE—CORRECTIONS 5 MARCH 2008
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Dear Moderator,
I've just read the new aide-memoire on vaccine freezing (WHO/IVB/07.09) and have some comments on what I think is a rather flawed document.
During d...
POST 01230E: VACCINE FREEZING PREVENTION: AIDE-MEMOIRE
22 FEBRUARY 2008
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Aide-memoire for prevention of freeze damage to vaccines (WHO/IVB/07.09)
Cold chain storage is necessary to prevent damage to vaccine due to heat exposure, but keeping va...
POST 01229E: COLD CHAIN REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 20 FEBRUARY 2008
Follow-up on posts: 01227E, 01226E, 01225E, 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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Hello all,
Here are my inputs for cold chain:
1. The invento...
POST 01226E: COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT: COMPETITIVE PRICING
14 FEBRUARY 2008 Follow-up on posts: 01225E 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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I would like to submit the following in response to Vikram Singh.
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POST 01226E: COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT: COMPETITIVE PRICING
14 FEBRUARY 2008 Follow-up on posts: 01225E 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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I would like to submit the following in response to Vikram Singh.
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POST 01227E: COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT : SUB-NATIONAL CAPACITY
16 FEBRUARY 2008
Follow-up on posts: 01226E, 01225E , 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SUB-NATIONAL CAPACITY
As a part of the Reaching Ev...
POST 01227E: COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT : SUB-NATIONAL CAPACITY
16 FEBRUARY 2008
Follow-up on posts: 01226E, 01225E , 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SUB-NATIONAL CAPACITY
As a part of the Reaching Ev...
POST 01225E: COLD CHAIN MAINTENANCE 11 FEBRUARY 2008
Follow-up on posts: 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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Reference Mr. Mogens Munck’s initiation on the issue of repairs of refrigeration equipment and importance of inventories ...
POST 01223E: PQS DRAFT DOCUMENTS—COMMENTS INVITED
7 FEBRUARY 2008
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Dear TechNet21 readers,
WHO is happy to announce the final draft of PQS performance specifications and verification protocols for E04 vaccine cold box...
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