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TechNet webinar: Best practices and lessons learned on Measles and Rubella campaign

The WHO Measles and Rubella (MR) Team and TechNet invite you to a global webinar on "Best practices and lessons learned on Measles and Rubella campaign".

Panelists from country, regional, and HQ levels will share:
- Best practices, challenges, and lessons learned from recent campaign implementation
- Country case studies and strategic insights on campaign planning
- Updates on progress toward global and regional elimination goals
- Innovative approaches to campaign integration and operational efficiency

Who should join?
Technical immunization teams and partners working at headquarters, regional, and country levels, including government, partners and other immunization stakeholders.

When: Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 11:00–12:30 CEST

Register here:  https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ltqEOyXRTUeMGzzKc32fog

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Dear colleagues,

Due to a scheduling conflict, our webinar: Varo and Pogo in the Field: How Supply Chain and Service Delivery Teams Are Using Cold Chain Data, has been postponed to June 4, 2026, 14:00 CEST (Geneva time).

We look forward to seeing you then.
Please register here:  https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W5o-OfpjSSWsnlMaFW293A#/registration...

TechNet webinar: Varo and Pogo in the Field: How Supply Chain and Service Delivery Teams Are Using Cold Chain Data

Are you interested in how cutting-edge technology is solving real-world challenges with the vaccine cold chain?
Join us for an exclusive deep dive into the Varo/Pogo-LT application - a game-changer for temperature data collection and vaccine safety. We’re exploring how this innovative tool is being deployed on the ground in Nigeria and Ethiopia to improve cold chain temperature data visibility, bring supply chain and service delivery teams together to monitor cold chain, update cold chain inventories, and drive a more pro-active maintenance response.

In this webinar you will hear from colleagues from the Varo Foundation, eHealth Africa, the Nigerian MOH, NPHCDA, and Bayelsa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, and JSI in Ethiopia.

Date: May 27, 2026, 14h CEST (Geneva time)

Please register here:  https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W5o-OfpjSSWsnlMaFW293A#/registration...

TechNet webinar - Launch of WHO Guidance for Using Modelling for Immunization Decision-Making
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 13:00 PM CET
Registration link:  https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c88-6DwHT-uZCIQu0wfEIw#/registration

This webinar will introduce the newly released WHO guidance for using modelling for immunization decision-making. Designed to support NITAGs, RITAGs, EPI managers, and partners, the guidance helps stakeholders understand and apply modelling to inform immunization decisions.

The session will highlight key recommendations, practical applications across diverse contexts, and perspectives from global, regional, and national experts on how modelling can strengthen evidence-informed immunization policies and decision-making.

This webinar will be conducted in English, with French, Spanish and Arabic interpretation.

Access the guidance:  https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/385083...

New TechNet webinar: From last mile to last child: deploying Indigo for zero dose communities

This webinar highlights how the Indigo Cold Chain Vaccine Carrier is expanding immunization access to zero-dose children. The first presentation, led by Global South Health Ventures, introduces the Indigo technology and explains how it maintains vaccine integrity for up to five days even in 43°C environments. The second presentation, led by eHealth Africa, shares on the ground experience and how the Indigo helped health workers reach and immunize more children. The event will conclude with an interactive FAQ session with the panelists.

This session will be delivered in English with French interpretation.

When: February 18th, 1pm UTC / 2pm CET (Geneva time)

Registration:  https://tn21.org/indigo-sch...

Dear colleagues,

We’d like to invite you to a new webinar: ‘Reaching Zero-Dose Children: Insights from Six Implementation Research Studies’, organised by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR), the WHO and TechNet.

Come learn how implementation research is helping immunization programmes reach zero dose children!
Under the MAINSTREAM project, the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department at WHO in collaboration with local mentor institutes have supported small, local and policy-relevant implementation research projects in Cameroon, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and Pakistan. These projects aim to improve vaccine coverage and equity and strengthen the learning approaches in local contexts.

MAINSTREAM supported 25 local IR projects – during this webinar we will hear from six projects covering topics including community health worker interventions, integration of immunization with other services, leveraging digital innovations to identifying zero-dose children and flexible vaccination time slots to be more caregiver friendly. We will also reflect on how to support EPI teams to integrate IR into their efforts for evidence-informed decisions.

Join us on Tuesday, 09 December at 14.00 – 15.30 CET. French interpretation will be available.

Register at the link below. See you there!
 https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5GhyEMpJTn6YO_rG5iLsRw#/registration...

Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to a new webinar: Catch-Up Vaccination: Insights from 5 Big Catch-up Country Case Studies, organised by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, the WHO and TechNet.

The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department at WHO in collaboration with local partners have conducted case studies of the BCU implementation and plans for institutionalization in Cameroon, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen plus subnational cases from Bauchi and Rivers states in Nigeria and Punjab and Sindh provinces in Pakistan.

On Monday, December 1st come hear lessons learned from the planning and implementation of the BCU as well as local strategies for institutionalizing catch-up efforts to ensure ongoing efforts to reach children who have missed vaccine doses including challenges for the future.

With this session, we plan to

- Improve understanding of the practical challenges and solutions in the planning and implementation of catch-up vaccination activities; and
- Engage in dialogue and peer learning on the strengths and limitations of integrating catch-up strategies into national immunization programs.

Monday, December 1st at 14.00 – 15.30 CET. French and Arabic interpretation will be available.

Register at the link below. See you there!

 https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZQZXSEzeROKxAlw8DBbyfw#/registration...

Dear colleagues,

You are invited to a new TechNet webinar: Protection from birth: Expanding access to hepatitis B birth dose

WHO estimates that 254 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV) in 2022 and 1.3 million new infections each year. Hepatitis B Birth Dose (HepB-BD) vaccine, given within 24 hours after birth and followed by at least two subsequent doses, is approximately 90% effective at preventing perinatal HBV infection. By the end of 2023, only 17 countries in AFRO had introduced HepB BD; in EMRO, all but 5 countries have introduced the vaccine.

Since the launch of the Gavi HepB-BD vaccine programme in June 2024, 12 countries have been approved, with introductions planned for 2025 and 2026.

On October 1, WHO in collaboration with Gavi and other partners will conduct an interactive webinar to provide information to stakeholders in countries that plan to apply for Gavi support.

This webinar will:
- Share WHO recommendations, guidance and tools for introducing HepB BD vaccine
- Share the global and regional Triple Elimination goals and targets
- Provide an update on the available Gavi support for countries to introduce HepB BD vaccine, including implications for countries moving into Gavi 6.0.
- Answer any questions or address concerns of countries/ Gavi teams and alliance partners on the new programme.

Interpretation in French will be available.

REGISTER HERE:  https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ArPqP2JCTLeT3WA-0zYSOA...