The Department of Polio Eradication of the World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as members of the Containment Working Group (CWG) of the Global Commission for the Certification of Eradication of Poliomyelitis (GCC). Please see here for information on how to apply. Applica...

In 2020, WHO and UNICEF issued a joint statement encouraging greater health commodity supply chain integration for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals where appropriate. The joint-statement reiterates the value of safe, feasible and cost-effective integration of temperature-sensitive health produc...

Hi colleagues, I am looking to copile a photo album of cold chain equipment in use from the launch of EPI in 1974 until the the birth of WHO PQS in 2007. If you have any good examples of early vaccine refrigerators and freezers (or domestics), cold boxes, vaccine carriers, and temperature monitoring...

On March 1, 2024, HLN released a new version (v1.42.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and ...

True pleasure in informing that EAC-RCE-VIHSCM-Kigali-Rwanda has successfully completed seven batches on of short course on “COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT” for Cold Chain Technicians/Managers & Engineers for East Africa Region. The course duration is of 10 days & during the entire programm...

Invitation to participate in prioritization of HPV vaccine implementation research questions survey. In all regions of the world, HPV vaccination coverage remains stubbornly low in many countries.  Globally, the average first HPV dose coverage was only 59% in 2022. This coverage is far below the 90...

Supply Chain Now has released another episode featuring VillageReach. The episode is titled: Supply Chain Leadership Across Africa: Using Innovation to Transform African Health Care Supply Chains.  It features VillageReach’s Tapiwa Mukwashi and David Chen, a public health supply chain innovator...

Don’t forget to register for the Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) webinar on Thursday, February 29, 2024 presented by FHI 360 and the International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR). The webinar will highlight strategies for implementing pro-equity interventions to identify and reach...

Hi Colleagues, I am excited to be moderating this very interesting webinar…. National pharmaceutical services units (NPSUs) are central government divisions responsible for medicines regulation, health supply chain, and pharmaceutical services. They impact the government’s ability to serve as stew...

(We’re conducting a virtual Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening (PSS) Skills Exchange in French! Please see below and circulate to your Francophone colleagues. If you’re interested in our previous PSS Skills Exchanges in English, please visit this page to learn more. https://www.mtapsprogram.org/ou...

Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) was launched in 2009. Since then many countries have undertaken EVM assessments, with the objective of improving their immunization supply chain and vaccine management practices. It is fair to take a moment and consider the impact of EVM. So…. I asked ChatGPT about...

Hola a todos los usuarios hispanohablantes de Fridge-tag: Ya está disponible el entrenamiento en español. Se ha grabado un entrenamiento reciente para colegas de Cuba y el vídeo ya está disponible para todos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxG_a1NbM4I     (Hello to all Spanish-speakin...

The WHO Department of Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB) is pleased to announce the upcoming second webinar series on Why Gender Matters for Immunization: IA2030.  The Immunization Agenda 2030 e...

You are invited to join the Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) on Thursday, February 29, 2024 for a webinar presented by FHI 360 and the International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR). The webinar will highlight strategies for implementing pro-equity interventions to identify and reac...

Since 2013, the Solina Centre for International Development and Research (SCIDaR) has supported the six states in Nigeria with the lowest immunization rates to make steady progress (an aggregate 138% improvement in DPT-3 - NICS/MICS by 2023). During this period, the SCIDaR team has collected numerou...

National pharmaceutical services units (NPSUs) are central government divisions responsible for medicines regulation, health supply chain, and pharmaceutical services. They impact the government’s ability to serve as stewards of the health system and ensure equitable and easy access to safe, effecti...

Dear Sir/Madam, We would like to kindly invite you for your participation in our virtual consultation for the ongoing study ‘Method guides for evaluating the technical/fiscal efficiency of digital vaccine supply chain systems’ under the support of the Access and Delivery Partnership. This study ...

In case you missed it, People that Deliver and VillageReach have published an op-ed on the Devex homepage entitled Why we need to professionalize the health supply chain workforce. It explains that the supply chain management skills gap is one of the reasons why more than half of the African p...

In 2022, an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, and 1.3 million people died.  All this despite the availability of the BCG vaccine for infants.   The good news is that newer and better TB vaccines are on the horizon, and many are intended for use in ad...

The USAID Medicines Technologies and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program is pleased to announce the availability of the above course through the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) Academy https://learn.doh.gov.ph/ (You need to register and then enrol in the ‘Gender and Development’ course). ...