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Post00311 Estimating Vaccine Wastage Factors 15 January 2001 CONTENTS 1. DISCUSSION ON ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS It is important to monitor vaccine wastage in national immunization programs and to use wastage data as a routine program planning and management tool. Vaccine wastag...

Post00310 A-D RECONSTITUTION SYRINGES 9 January 2001 CONTENTS 1. PROVISION OF A-D RECONSTITUTION SYRINGES: DESIGN & AVAILABILITY In Technet Post00302, 30 November 2000, John Lloyd, PATH/CVP, wrote "One technical issue which emerged from the last Fund review is that the Fund...

Post00304 VACCINE FREEZING CONTINUED 13 December 2000 CONTENTS 1. Post00299 VACCINE FREEZING CONTINUED ___________________________________________________________________________ Moderators Note The moderator has relocated yet again and is back on line. Thanks for your patience. Sen...

Post00302 AD SYRINGES FOR VAX RECONSTITUTION 30 November 2000 CONTENTS 1. PROVISION OF A-D RECONSTITUTION SYRINGES: DESIGN & AVAILABILITY ISSES John Lloyd, PATH/CVP writes "One technical issue which emerged from the last Fund review is that the Fund should, in addition to provid...

Post00302 AD SYRINGES FOR VAX RECONSTITUTION 30 November 2000 CONTENTS 1. PROVISION OF A-D RECONSTITUTION SYRINGES: DESIGN & AVAILABILITY ISSES John Lloyd, PATH/CVP writes "One technical issue which emerged from the last Fund review is that the Fund should, in addition to provid...

Post00301 VACCINE FREEZING: REFERENCES 28 November 2000 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE FREEZING: REFERENCES This list of reference documents on vaccine freezing was kindly posted by Debbie Kristensen, PATH. The problem of vaccine freezing has been around since the earliest days of the Expanded P...

Post00300 EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK 2 21 November 2000 CONTENTS 1. EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK CONTINUED 2. MORE FEEDBACK ON JOB OFFERINGS 3. GREYING TECHNET: INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE? 1. EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK CONTINUED In Technet Post00298 Employment Feedback, 14 November 2000, Robert Steinglass, ...

Post00299 VACCINE FREEZING CONTINUED 16 November 2000 CONTENTS 0. MODERATORS NOTE ON VACCINE FREEZING 1. LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION: IN TRANSPORT 2. LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION: REFRIGERATORS 3. THE USE OF INDICATORS: THE STOPWATCH 4. OTHER THOUGHTS... The Technet'99 report and prese...

Post00298 EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK 14 November 2000 CONTENTS 1. EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK 1. EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK More then 20 immunization and logistics positions have been included in Technet Forum posts during the last year. In Post00292, EMPLOYMENT, 26 October 2000 the following questi...

Post00296 SOCIAL MOBILIZATION TIPS 3 November 2000 CONTENTS 1. TIPS:SOCIAL MOBILIZATION AND COMMUNICATION SUPPORT FOR POLIO ERADICATION 2. REMINDER: TECHNET IS AT A CROSSROADS! 3. REMINDER: QUESTIONNAIRE [SURVEY CLOSES SOON!] * REMINDER: Please Complete Survey posted below * If you have...

Post00293 FREEZE WATCH INDICATORS, EXPIRY DATES & USE 27 October 2000 CONTENTS 1. FREEZEWATCH EXPIRY DATE AND USE OF FREEZEWATCH INDICATORS WHO and vaccine manufacturers warn against freezing of DTP, DT, Td, TT, Hb, HIB and other liquid vaccines. Recent data suggests that temperature...

Post00289 TECHNOLOGIES FOR 21ST CENTURY 19 October 2000 CONTENTS 1. TECHNOLOGIES FOR 21ST CENTURY PAPER 2. SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Moderators Note: In Post00286, TECHNET SURVEY, on 12 October 2000, A Technet Survey website link and form was posted. * If you have already replied by ema...

Post00285 MISSING DPT-1 DATA PART 3 9 October 2000 CONTENTS 1. RE: Post00283 MISSING DPT-1 DATA PART 2 In Technet Post00282, 2 October 2000, Robert Steinglass, BASICS, asked "SHOULDN'T WHO BE ASKING FOR DTP 1 DATA?", particularly since countries already collect the data. Some ...

Post00282 MISSING DPT-1 DATA? 2 October 2000 CONTENTS 1. SHOULDN'T WHO BE ASKING FOR DTP 1 DATA? Moderators Note: The files of the 1997 Product Information Sheets are back on the WHO/V&B web site: http://www.who.int/vaccines-access/pis.htm ____________________________________*________...

Post00280 MONITORING THE IMPACT OF POLIO ERADICATION 26 SEPTEMBER 2000 CONTENTS 1. CHECKLIST AND INDICATORS FOR MONITORING THE IMPACT OF POLIO ERADICATION 2. PROGRESS TOWARD POLIOMYELITIS ERADICATION: EUROPEAN REGION 1998-JUNE 2K 1. CHECKLIST AND INDICATORS FOR MONITORING THE IMPACT OF PO...

Post00278 GAVI GUIDELINES FORMS + VAX INTRO + UPDATES 20 September 2000 CONTENTS 1. REVISED GAVI APPLICATION FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD 2. WHO & ACCELERATED VACCINE INTRODUCTION 3. DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES AND FORMS: ASSESSMENT OF IMMUNIZATION SERVICES 4. GAVI & GFCV INFORMATION UPDATE 8 SEPT...

Post00269 VACCINE RECONSTITUTION + V NEWS 28 July 2000 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE RECONSTITUTION: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS 2. VACCINE NEWS 1. VACCINE RECONSTITUTION: PROBLEMS, APPROACHES AND SOLUTIONS PATH has begun investigating improvements to the reconstitution process of lyophilized vaccin...

Post00266 * URGENT * FAULTY VVMS * URGENT * 13 July 2000 CONTENTS 1. SOLUTION NEEDED: FAULTY VVMS Dianne Philips, DOH/SA, kindly shares a problem with the TECHNET which requires urgent solutions! Some, but not all, Vaccine Vial Monitor labels on oral polio vaccine now being suppli...

Post00264 HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT 4 July 2000 CONTENTS 1. NEW: WORLD BANK HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE NOTE Marcia Rock, WB/PHTG/HDN/HNP, has kindly posted the Banks' recent health care waste management guidelines. The text of the executive summary follows Marcia's introduction...

Post00261 MDVP 27 June 2000 CONTENTS 1. IS MDVP BEING WIDELY IMPLEMENTED? RESPONSE! The Multi-Dose Vial Policy (previously the Open Vial Policy) recommends the continued use of multi-dose vials of DTP/TT/DT/Hb/OPV beyond one immunization session provided conditions of safe storage and us...