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Empty polio vaccine vials in stool carriers--effective monitor of reverse cold chain?
I have one suggestion on a different topic for which I need comments from experts.
In Polio Eradication programs, the Non-Polio Entero virus rates in the stool specimens is taken as a proxy indicator of adequate stools and effective reverse cold chain. This indicator becomes all the more important ...
225 Rag Pickers given FREE antirabies vaccination
Dear Friends,
More than 225 Rag pckers, Door to door garbage collectore and News paper howkers were administered FREE INTRADERMAL preventive vaccination ( Pre-prophylaxis) on World Rabies Day 2010 at State Intradermal antirabies Clinic and research centre, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. ( Some P...
MDG 4: Delivering on the Promise of Immunization
Cross posted from http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog with many thanks.
MDG 4: Delivering on the Promise of Immunization
09/14/2010
Rebecca Fields and Robert Steinglass: Make vaccination a reality for all children (image:http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/delive...
Focus on Supply Chain Management: Stanford Business Magazine
The current issue of the alumni magazine from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/bmag/) has a feature on supply chain management. There are many links to explore:
A Global Supply Chain Forum (http://gsb.stanford.edu/scforum/) An article on the supply chain 'Bu...
Are you working on immunization or logistics project??
Under the auspices of the UNICEF-led Cold Chain and Logistics Task Force (http://www.unicef.org/immunization/index_42071.html), with a temporary secretariat housed at Project Optimize (http://www.who.int/immunization_delivery/systems_policy/optimize/en/index.html), a group of partners and stakeholde...
New committee to advise the World Health Organization on immunization practices
New committee to advise the World Health Organization on immunization practices
by Shelley Deeks, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion and IPAC Chairperson, and Rudi Eggers, WHO/IVB
In late June, Dr. Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele, Director of Immunization, Vaccinations and Biologicals (IVB) a...
The first global training on effective vaccine management
The first global training on effective vaccine management by Hailu Makonnen Kenea, Souleymane Kone, and Modibo Dicko from WHO; and Andrew Garnett, consultant.
On July 29, 2010, after ten days of intensive and interactive training, 29 global, regional, country, and independent cold chain and log...
China considers VVMs
China considers VVMs
by Qiyou Xiao, China National Biotec Group; Shuyan Zuo, WHO China; and Jack Zhang, PATH China
In June, the first national seminar and information session about the necessity and feasibility of using vaccine vial monitors (VVMs) on domestically produced vaccines used in China w...
Using mobile phones to track immunizations
Using mobile phones to track immunizations by Jørn Ivar Klungsøyr on behalf of http://www.openXdata.org (http://www.openXdata.org) and Jan Grevendonk, PATH In August 2010, the Norwegian Research Council approved funding for a new project that will allow countries to manage immunization programs wit...
The Unfinished Business of Immunization
James Cheyne shares with us the jointly produced (IFRC/GAVI Alliance) advocacy report on immunization, entitled "Unfinished business". The report was pre-released at the UN Palais in Geneva earlier this month and will be more formally launched at the forthcoming MDG Summit.
The press re...
Global Health eLearning Center: Online Self-Instructional Materials
Dear Mr. James,
Good day and thanks for this information. It is a welcome idea.
Kind regards
Pearl...
Health eLearning Center: Online Self-Instructional Materials
Global Health eLearning Center: New Homepage and Certificate Programs For TechNet21 readers who do not receive Bob Davis's regular and informative Child Survival Updates, we suggest you look into the following:
We are excited to announce that the USAID Global Health eLearning Center (http://www.glo...
Pakistan floods: H1N1 vaccination--urgent questions
As regards prophylaxis you can address only specific group. How long are you going to use the prophylaxis? These are the issues to be addressed and I appreciate your concern.
Regards,
Nagaraj...
Pakistan floods: H1N1 vaccination--urgent questions
I need an urgent reply on the following questions regarding H1N1 pandemic from the experts:
Pakistan is faced with worst floods in its history. Can we start H1N1 vaccination among the affectees specially those in the camps? If yes which groups to target? We have enough doses of TEMIFLU in our stock...
WHO-HQ looking for solar refrigerator success stories
Project Optimize, a PATH-WHO collaboration, would like to highlight
successful solar refrigeration programs to guide industry and those
considering implementing such a program. Do you know of any success
solar refrigeration programs in your country ? YES/NO If YES, could
you please give us t...
Economic comparison of cold chain storage and transportation assets
Hi,
I am working with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and we started looking at ways to help a few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to increase speed and efficiency in introducing the new rota and/or pneumo vaccines. It is fairly clear that the cold chain capacity needs to be upgraded due to th...
Improving the affordability of inactivated poliovirus vaccines (IPV) for use in low- and middle-income countries
Many thanks to Emily Griswold, PATH, for sharing this document with TechNet21 readers. PATH and Working in Tandem, Ltd., recently released a report entitled “Improving the affordability of inactivated poliovirus vaccines (IPV) for use in low- and middle-income countries: an economic analysis ...
Sub: Introduction of the pentavalent vaccine into RI in India- is it relevent in SEA Region?
Dear Moderator, Introduction of the pentavalent vaccine into RI in India needs to be considered in the face of evidence that reveals that it may not be so very beneficial. Also when coverage with existing vaccines leaves a lot to be desired, what is the purpose of introducing a new vaccine that may ...
Vaccine wastage rates
As a part of study aimed towards assessing the magnitude and key drivers of vaccine wastage rate, the general understanding is that wastage rates are typically higher for multi-dose vial vaccines in comparison to single dose vial vaccines. Also, while key drivers of wastage such as expiry, freezing,...
Pilot Vaccine Safety e-Training Course
Cross posted from IAC Express (Issue: 873) with many thanks.
GLOBAL TRAINING NETWORK INVITES HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO TRY ITS PILOT PROGRAM ABOUT VACCINE SAFETY
WHO's Global Training Network provides training for national programmes and regulatory authorities on the principles of vaccine safe...