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POST 00855E : COMBINATION VACCINES, LYOPHILIZED VACCINES, DILUENTS AND VVMS
Follow-up on Posts 00847E and 00852E
13 November 2005
This posting contains two contributions. The first is from Oleg Benes
(mailto:[email protected]) from Moldova. The other, originally in French,
is from Philippe ...
POST 00853E : MEASLES UPDATE 10 November 2005
Measles cases and deaths drop by 60%, thanks to improved immunization in
Africa. WHO announced, on November 2, that major progress has been made in
Africa in the fight against measles. Largely due to the technical and
financial support of the Me...
POST 00852E : COMBINATION VACCINES, LYOPHILIZED VACCINES, DILUENTS AND VVMS
Follow-up on Post 00847E
6 November 2005
This posting contains three contributions. Michel Zaffran's request did not
elicitate a tremendous response unless TechNet wasn't copied. The first is
from Garry Presthus (ma...
POST 00849E : MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT : AN EXAMPLE
31 October 2005
Carib Nelson (mailto:[email protected]) is sending a document describing the
model of a medical waste management system in Indonesia. The document (430
KB) is available for download from :
http://www.technet21.org/Indonesia...
POST 00848E : IMMUNIZATION SAFETY
27 October 2005
The latest issue of Weekly Epidemiological Record contains an article on
the global status of immunization safety based on JRF collected for the
year 2004. The article can be downloaded from :
http://www.who.int/wer/2005/wer8042.pdf
The ar...
POST 00847E : SEEKING YOUR OPINION 26 October 2005
Michel Zaffran (mailto:[email protected]) from WHO requests your opinions on
the topic below. If you wish your opinion posted, please send a copy to
TechNet.
COMBINATION VACCINES, LYOPHILIZED VACCINES, DILUENTS AND VVMS
WHO recommendatio...
POST 00846E : DESTRUCTION OF PLASTIC SYRINGES
Follow-up on Posts 00819E, 00824E, 00830E, 00832E, 00835E and 00842E
23 October 2005
Godiskine Attéméné (mailto:[email protected]) from WHO/Côte d'Ivoire,
informs us that they had finally decided to use, among others, equipments
of PALMCI f...
POST 00845E : ERRATA POST 00831E 19 October 2005
It seems that the original text of Bob Chen's contribution (Post 00831E of
September 4) may have created some confusion. Indeed, cost figures were to
be read in cents, not fraction of cents. Costs in Ukraine were from 2 to
3.6 cents. So the p...
POST 00845E : ERRATA POST 00831E 19 October 2005
It seems that the original text of Bob Chen's contribution (Post 00831E of
September 4) may have created some confusion. Indeed, cost figures were to
be read in cents, not fraction of cents. Costs in Ukraine were from 2 to
3.6 cents. So the p...
POST 00844E : POLIO NEWS 19 October 2005
Strong advances in the remaining polio endemic areas and the recent
introduction of new tools have moved the global polio eradication effort
into its final phase in all but one country of the world.
The conclusion reached last week in Geneva by the Ad...
POST 00844E : POLIO NEWS 19 October 2005
Strong advances in the remaining polio endemic areas and the recent
introduction of new tools have moved the global polio eradication effort
into its final phase in all but one country of the world.
The conclusion reached last week in Geneva by the Ad...
POST 00843E : COLD CHAIN MARKET ASSESSMENT 13 October 2005
Carib Nelson (mailto:[email protected]) from PATH, submits the following
document for your information and comments.
You can choose the format you prefer :
in Word : http://www.technet21.org/ColdChainMarke ... ndings.doc
in pdf : h...
POST 00842E : DESTRUCTION OF PLASTIC SYRINGES
Follow-up on Posts 00819E, 00824E, 00830E, 00832E and 00835E
10 October 2005
This posting contains five contributions. The first is from Michael R.
Werner (mailto:[email protected]) from the United States.
Note :
I would suggest that Mich...
POST 00839E : COST OF SHARPS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Follow-up on Post 00831E
3 October 2005
Ville Lehto (mailto:[email protected]) from Finland has the
following comments on Bob Chen's posting.
Bob Chen brought up an important aspect about the budgeting funds to the
waste management. ...
POST 00836E : PHARMACEUTICAL COLONIALISM IN AFRICA
28 September 2005
The article below was originally published in the "Monde diplomatique" of
June 2005, and August for the English edition. It was sent by Anthony
Battersby (mailto:[email protected]). Quite interesting though a little
long...
POST 00835E : DESTRUCTION OF PLASTIC SYRINGES
Follow-up on Posts 00819E, 00824E, 00830E and 00832E
20 September 2005
Ville Lehto (mailto:[email protected]) from Finland contributes
again on the topic, commenting on Anil Varshney's suggestions (Post
00830E). It is followed by a shor...
POST 00833E : POLIO UPDATE
follow-up on Post 00828E
12 September 2005
This posting contains a comment from Anthony Battersby
(mailto:[email protected]) about Post 00828E. I had only posted the
headlines, even deleting some parts but adding a few sentences. Most
endemic countries are inde...
POST 00832E : DESTRUCTION OF PLASTIC SYRINGES
Follow-up on Posts 00819E, 00824E and 00830E
8 September 2005
This posting contains three further contributions on this topic. The first
is from Jonathan Colton (mailto:[email protected]) and the
second from Espen Kateraas (mailto:Es...
POST 00831E : COST OF SHARPS WASTE MANAGEMENT
5 September 2005
Bob Chen (mailto:[email protected]) from the United States request information
about the actual costs of sharps waste management.
One way to implement "the polluter pays" principle with any healthcare
program that generates wastes,...
POST 00830E : DESTRUCTION OF PLASTIC SYRINGES
Follow-up on Posts 00819E and 00824E
3 September 2005
This posting contains four contributions. Although posted late due to
translation constraints, as the campaign in Côte d'Ivoire is over, they are
of great interest for anyone concerned with s...
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