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POST 01280E: COSTING FOR IMMUNIZATION SERVICES
POST 01280E: COSTING FOR IMMUNIZATION SERVICES
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01265E, 01269E, 01273E
15 JUNE 2008
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Rowan Wager delves further into how heath services costs can be offset.
Terry Hart poses a question with regard to Anthony Battersby’s ppt ...
POST 01278E: VVM REFERENCES—ADDENDUM
POST 01278E: VVM REFERENCES—ADDENDUM
FOLLOW-UP ON POST: 01277E
11 JUNE 2008
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Dear moderator,
The first reference as indicated at the end of the below posting is an old document that is NOT valid any more. It seems that this document has sl...
POST 01277E: VVM—A WHO-PREQUALIFIED AND VALIDATED TOOL
POST 01277E: VVM—A WHO-PREQUALIFIED AND VALIDATED TOOL
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01264E, 01266E, 01275E
10 JUNE 2008
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The query regarding VVM reliability has generated a fair number of responses--a few heated ones too. An interesting diversion here be...
POST 01275E: HOW RELIABLE IS THE VVM?
POST 01275E: HOW RELIABLE IS THE VVM?
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01264E, 01266E
4 JUNE 2008
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Rajesh Sood raises questions about the reliability of VVM in the context of out-of-cold-chain practices and recommends conventional safeguards.
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Post 01273e: Continuing The Debate On Energy For Health
POST 01273E: CONTINUING THE DEBATE ON ENERGY FOR HEALTH: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS/SYRINGE MANUFACTURE AND ENERGY USE
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: POSTS 01265E, 01269E
29 MAY 2008
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Rowan Wagner takes the discussion a little further by posing questions about l...
POST 01272E: LOW-TECH SOLUTIONS IMPROVE IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE--THE TRACKING BAG STORY
POST 01272E: LOW-TECH SOLUTIONS IMPROVE IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE--THE TRACKING BAG STORY
26 MAY 2008
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Tasnim Partapuri and his colleagues from IMMUNIZATIONBasics, India share this story about how tracking bags have enabled health workers in some Indian st...
POST 01269E: ENERGY POLICY INCORPORATING HEALTH SECTOR NEEDS
POST 01269E: ENERGY POLICY INCORPORATING HEALTH SECTOR NEEDS
FOLLOW-UP ON POST: 01265E
22 MAY 2008
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Dear Rowan,
I cannot quote any clear-cut examples of energy policy specific to the health sector, but I can give reference to several indirect e...
POST 01268E: SHOULD HEPATITIS REDUCTION BE INCLUDED AMONG TH
POST 01268E: WORLD HEPATITIS DAY
19 MAY 2008
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Chronic viral hepatitis can no longer be ignored. The figures are rather staggering.
Take a look at the statistics:
Ø 500 million people worldwide currently infected with hepatitis B or C
Ø This...
POST 01266E: BROADENING THE USE OF THE VVM
POST 01266E: BROADENING THE USE OF THE VVM
16 MAY 2008
FOLLOW UP ON POST 01264E:
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Hans Everts responds to Joanie Robertson’s request for out-of-cold-chain vaccine distribution experiences and asks for a proactive approach to VVM. He says the n...
POST 01265E: A SEAT AT THE TABLE: HEALTH SECTOR NEEDS AND NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
POST 01265E: A SEAT AT THE TABLE: HEALTH SECTOR NEEDS AND NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
14 MAY 2008
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Rowan Wagner brings to the table an issue that has been less frequently discussed− efficient delivery of immunization services and its reliance on...
POST 01264E: EXPERIENCES WITH OUT-OF-COLD-CHAIN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
POST 01264E: EXPERIENCES WITH OUT-OF-COLD-CHAIN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION: PROJECT OPTIMIZE
11 MAY 2008
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A request from PATH’s Joanie Robertson for experiences in using Out-of-Cold Chain Vaccine Distribution in your immunization programmes. Please do a...
POST 01261E: STRENGTHENING THE VACCINE SUPPLY CHAIN
POST 01261E: STRENGTHENING THE VACCINE SUPPLY CHAIN 3 MAY 2008 ******************************************* Rowan Wagner writes about managing an efficient vaccine supply chain. ----------- Recently I received a request for information about logistic training material aimed at vaccine supply ...
POST 01259E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT
POST 01259E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT
29 APRIL 2008
Follow up on posts: POST 01258E, 01257E, 01254E
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Nasim Ahmed spells out his observations based on a cold chain survey and inventory and states that there are several factors ...
POST 01258E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT
POST 01258E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT
25 APRIL 2008
Follow up on posts: 01257E, 01254E
Recent posts on cold chain equipment and maintenance: 01229E, 01227E, 01226E, 01225E, 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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The responses, as y...
POST 01257E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT
POST 01257E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT
23 APRIL 2008
Follow up on post: POST 01254E
Recent posts on cold chain equipment and maintenance: 01229E, 01227E, 01226E, 01225E, 01221E, 01218, 01216, 01214E
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There has been almost n...
POST 01255E: SURVEY OF IMMUNIZATION LOGISTICS TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND RESOURCES
POST 01255E: SURVEY OF IMMUNIZATION LOGISTICS TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND RESOURCES
16 APRIL 2008
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Dear All,
WHO/IVB and PATH have recently received a 5 year grant from the Bill and Melinda GATES foundation for a project entitled "Optimize: Immu...
POST 01254E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT AND SIMPLIFYING THE COLD CHAIN
POST 01254E: REPAIR/NON-REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT AND SIMPLIFYING THE COLD CHAIN
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01216E, 01218, 01221E, 01225E, 01227E, 01229E
15 APRIL 2008
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In POST 01214E I presented my ideas about how to improve the present state of ...
POST 01252E: Cost-effectiveness of peer training and supervision to enhance immunization services
POST 01252E: Cost-effectiveness of peer training and supervision to enhance immunization services
11 APRIL 2008
This paper offers the first attempt to quantitatively evaluate the supportive supervision framework in Andhra Pradesh
In Andhra Pradesh, India, traditionally, supervisi...
POST 01250E: COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT (CCM) TOOL RELEASED
POST 01250E: COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT (CCM) TOOL RELEASED 4 APRIL 2008 ******************************************* Dear Technet21 colleagues, PATH, in partnership with WHO and UNICEF, is pleased to announce the release of the Cold Chain Equipment Management (CCEM) Tool version 1.0. This ...
Post 01247e: Vaccine Freeze-prevention Aide-memoire-corrections
POST 01247E: VACCINE FREEZE-PREVENTION AIDE-MEMOIRE—CORRECTIONS
30 MARCH 2008
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS01230E, POST 01235E, POST 01239E
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The attachments were not included in the earlier post. They are attached now. Many apologies.
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