Dear TechNet members, please find below a link to a new WHO-UNICEF publication related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that you may find useful. Immunization in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: FAQs https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/331818 The document will be translated and the links ...

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...

PATH's Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded Introducing Digital Immunization information systems: Exchange and Learning from Vietnam (IDEAL-Vietnam) project is very excited to announce the release of their second case study:  VIETNAM’S SCALE-UP FROM A DISTRICT-LEVEL PILOTTO A NATION...

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...

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...

Dear viewers  I wish to share the following concerns keeping in view of COVID-19 pandemic. According to the “Guiding principles for immunization activity during the COVID-19 pandemic”, there is a need to sustain Routine Immunization (RI) services along with adherence to COVID-19 preventive me...

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...

I wonder about this pandemic, will there be a vaccine soon? When will it be available? What will its presentation be? Will there be availability for poor countries? Cost? Are equipment manufacturers going to support poor countries with equipment? Could you share with us what are manufacturers d...

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...

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...

Ethiopia is introducing a new tool to triangulate data between program and supply chain. Similar to map reading where compass bearings from three known points can estimate a position, data triangulation uses multiple data sources to get better reliability/accuracy.  You can ready more abo...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...