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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.
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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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Post00349 VACCINE WASTAGE 13 June 2001
CONTENTS
1. VACCINE WASTAGE Continued
In Technet Post00345, 05 June 2001, Samir J Shah, MOH/Oman, kindly posted
his observations and questions on vaccine wastage in his region of Oman. His
original message is re-posted below.
In todays posting J...
Post00347 FREEZING VACCINES 07 June 2001
CONTENTS
1. DISCUSSION OF DAMAGE TO VACCINES BY EXPOSURE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES
In post Post00343, Vaccine Freezing: Why Is The Cold Chain Too Cold?, 20 May
2001, Andy Tucker, PATH-CVP, Anthony Battersby, FBA, Hans Everts, WHO/EPI,
and Soren...
Post00345 VACCINE WASTAGE 05 June 2001
CONTENTS
1. VACCINE WASTAGE. INVITING COMMENTS AND LOOKING FOR REFERENCES
Inspired by an earlier Technet Forum discussion, Samir J Shah, MOH/Oman, has
looked at vaccine wastage in his region of Oman and has found that wastage
seems to be higher ...
Post00343 VACCINE FREEZING: WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? 20 May 2001
CONTENTS
1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? MORE.....
2. HEP-B OUT OF THE COLD CHAIN?
3. VVMs ON VACCINES
1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? MORE.....
The freezing point of Hepatitis B vaccine is -0.5'C
The f...
Post00341 PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT 10 May 2001
CONTENTS
1. VACCINE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS: PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
*This discussion paper by John Lloyd, PATH-CVP, sets out the key technology
and systems development priorities for removing the obstacles to the more
equitabl...
1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD?
Soren Spanner, WHO/SEARO, kindly posts the file of his recent presentation
at the Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group Briefing, March 2001.
The findings of a multi year-multi site study, including a clear description
of the failure modes leading to frequent long ...
Post00338 EPI WASTE 1 May 2001
CONTENTS
1. DISPOSAL OF UNUSED VACCINE VIALS
2. GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL Continued
3. HEALTH-CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT DRAFT RAPID ASSESSMENT TOOL
4. FROM GAVI IMMUNIZATION FOCUS: FIRST, DO NO HARM
1. DISPOSAL OF UNUSED VACCINE VIALS
T...
Post00335 IMMUNIZATION COSTING TOOL 23 April 2001
1. IMMUNIZATION COSTING TOOL DRAFT FOR COMMENT
Patrick Lydon, WHO/V&B/VAM, kindly post a spreadsheet immunization costing
tool based in part on immunization financing data collected in the
assessment and follow up phases of the GAVI Proc...
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...
Post00333 HEALTH RADIO NET 9 April 2001
CONTENTS
1. HEALTH RADIO NET - CONTINUING DISCUSSION
2. MSF COMMUNICATION GUIDELINE AVAILABLE
3. THE USE OF VHF, HF, HAND HELD DEVICES, ETC?
1. HEALTH RADIO NET - CONTINUING DISCUSSION
In Technet Post00321, 16 February 2001, Marcia Rock, WB, p...
Post00330 GAVI - WHICH NEW TECHNOLOGIES? 26 March 2001
CONTENTS
1. GAVI - WHICH NEW TECHNOLOGIES
2. QUESTIONNAIRE
1. GAVI - WHICH NEW TECHNOLOGIES
"At the last GAVI Board Meeting it was proposed that the Task Force on R&D
should seek out and evaluate new technologies and rese...
Post00325 VACCINE VIAL MONITORS 1 March 2001
CONTENTS
1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE!
2. VVM ON VACCINES: CURRENT STATUS AND PLANNED ROLLOUT
1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE!
In Technet Forum Post00314, VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO!, 25 January 2001,
Fred Simiyu, WHO Nigeria, re...
Post00325 VACCINE VIAL MONITORS 1 March 2001
CONTENTS
1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE!
2. VVM ON VACCINES: CURRENT STATUS AND PLANNED ROLLOUT
1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE!
In Technet Forum Post00314, VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO!, 25 January 2001,
Fred Simiyu, WHO Nigeria, re...
Post00324 VACCINE VOLUME IMPACT CALCULATOR 27 February 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE VOLUME CALCULATOR: REQUEST FOR TESTING 2. THE DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CALCULATOR 1. VACCINE VOLUME CALCULATOR: REQUEST FOR TESTING Ulla Kou, WHO V&B, has kindly sent a spreadsheet based vaccine volume calculat...
Post00324 VACCINE VOLUME IMPACT CALCULATOR 27 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. VACCINE VOLUME CALCULATOR: REQUEST FOR TESTING
2. THE DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CALCULATOR
1. VACCINE VOLUME CALCULATOR: REQUEST FOR TESTING
Ulla Kou, WHO V&B, has kindly sent a spreadsheet based vaccine volu...
Post00323 RE: HEALTH RADIO NETS 26 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. RE: HEALTH RADIO NETS
In Technet Post00321, 16 February 2001, Marcia Rock, WB, posted her
colleagues request for help on the technical and user issues related to the
need for the MOH in East Timor to make the technical decisio...
Post00321 HEALTH RADIO NETS + JOB 16 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. HEALTH RADIO: CALL FOR HELP!
2. JOB: PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT THE AFRO REGIONAL HIS PROGRAMME,
1. HEALTH RADIO: CALL FOR HELP!
From time to time Technet has been concerned with radio communications -
particularly for the manage...
Post00320 WASTAGE FACTORS Continued 13 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued
2. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS REQUIRES STOCK RECORDS + SOFTWARE
1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued
In Technet Forum Post00316, ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE...
Post00319 TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT PROJECT 6 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. GAVI TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT PROJECT
2. TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT FOR SERVICE DELIVERY STATUS SUMMARY AND PLANS
3. CONDUCTING A TRANSPORT SITUATION ANALYSIS
4. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT FOR SERVICE DELIVERY
1....
Post00316 ESTIMATING WASTAGE FACTORS 29 January 2001
CONTENTS
1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued
In Technet Post00311, ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS, 15 January 2001, a
discussion on estimating vaccine wastage and vaccine wastage factors was
posted. The context of the ...
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