A new online training component has been added to the WHO Economic Value Chain Package for Influenza Vaccination to support decision making and implementation efforts for influenza vaccination in low- and middle-income countries based on economic data. Economic Value Chain Package for Influenza Vac...

Dear Colleagues,  I am excited to share that the Boost Community, in partnership with the Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) and Adaptive Change Advisors (ACA), is accepting applications for the first cohort of the Scholar Level 1 Certification Course on Adaptive Leadership. This six-week cours...

Dear colleagues,   We would like to share some exciting news with the TechNet community. Immunization Academy’s IA Watch now includes social features that will give registered users the ability to connect with one another, strengthening the...

Today, more than ever, we need to come together for "a world in which everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines for good health and well-being” (IA2030). To do so, global partners are conducting an online poll to better understand how immunization programs and vaccin...

Sharing herewith the “Guidance on routine immunization services during COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region” developed by WHO EURO VPI team in consultation with WHO EURO COVID19 Team, ETAGE experts and UNICEF Regional Office. The document aims to provide pragmatic guidance for national immu...

Dear TechNet members, a few months ago I had planned to announce the dates of the next TechNet Conference for October 2020. Subsequently the COVID-19 pandemic struck and this has unfortunately affected our plans. It is therefore necessary to postpone the conference. We are now planning to reschedul...

Submit your image today for a chance to be featured in the new EVM website. Read the attached flier for instructions. Seeing familiar faces on the new EVM website. In order to build the new EVM website, we are seeking images to represent you and your community of EPI practitioners. We want t...

The Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance have published new guidance for countries planning the selection, acquisition and deployment of new logistics management information system (LMIS) software. The guidance identifies off-the-shelf applications and service providers meeting global standard...

Dear all,  WHO has just released important Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) technical guidance on maintaining Essential Health Services and Systems. The two documents are the following:  - COVID-19: Operational guidance for maintaining essential health services during an out...

NEW!  WHO Guide for clinical case management and infection prevention and control during a measles outbreak This newly published WHO guidance document outlines practical clinical care interventions and infection prevention and control measures required to reduce the high levels of morbidity an...

Johnson and Johnson Global Public Health Supply Chain, in partnership with the People that Deliver (PtD), is collecting information to develop a strategy guide for Secondment models between private and public sector organizations supporting health supply chains. The first phase of this project invol...

The aim of this webinar is to encourage and support effective communication of data related to vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccines and immunization. The presenters will provide suggestions and insights for developing targeted data visualizations (graphs, charts, icons, infographics or other forma...

As technology has become cheaper and more accessible, countries are adopting digital health interventions to improve the provision of and demand for health services. These interventions are complex and require strong coordination and support across different health system levels and government depar...

We hope this finds you all in good health and sanity amid the challenging times with Covid-19.  We will all get through this and if spreadsheets brighten your day, we have great news for you!!! :) We are happy to announce the latest version of the Total Cost of Ownership tool for col...

Dear colleagues We hope you all are well and safe. We are finishing the month dedicated to all women that with their daily work contribute enormously to have better health systems in the world. For that reason, RECAINSA invites you to join a Webinar titled "Women Leaders in Digital Health" in which...

Hello, I hope this message finds you safe during this chaotic time. A group of students and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are developing an actively-cooled vaccine carrier powered by metal energy harvesting technology. We are in the process of creating the first prototype, and ...

For an annual cost of between US$3.30 to $3.81 per child under the age of one, health workers in Tanzania can benefit from the better data and time savings made possible by an electronic immunization registry (EIR). In Zambia, these benefits cost US$8.46 per child under the age of one. That higher n...

Dear Technet 21 Community, We are glad to share the Measles and Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine Five-dose vial presentations Facts sheet. This Facts Sheet informs of the availability of Measles vaccine and combined Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine in both a 10-dose vial and a 5-dose vial presentations th...

Please join the PATH Introducing Digital Immunization information systems: Exchange and Learning from Vietnam (IDEAL-Vietnam) project for a webinar on scaling-up electronic immunization information systems. The webinar will take place on Thursday, February 27th at 1pm CET. During the webinar the pr...

Dear Colleagues, Gavi and HealthEnabled would like to leverage the collective expertise of TechNet Forum to learn about the current and future use of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) and Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping to improve childhood vaccination programming, coverage...