The decision of a National Immunization Programme to use Solar Direct Driven (SDD) Refrigerators instead of Solar Panels to run refrigerators I think is like presenting challenges in the so called expected “better and sustainable solution” especially for the low resources countries. It is true that...

About 2 decades back, a Director addressed the trainees and told – “in India we have many all India Problems but no all India solution for any single problem”. In surgical field – “intention of healing is always good often with unwanted scars, keloid and strictures”. In public health – as expresse...

This posting is one of four, each discussing a different indicator. This post discusses vaccine utilisation efficiency. Another efficiency indicator measures the level of vaccine administered expressed as a percentage of the vaccine consumed (Doses ‘Consumed’ = ‘Doses ‘administered’ to clients + ‘D...

Systematic Routine Remote Temperature monitoring: are we ready? Minutes and documents from the Remote Temperature Monitoring workshop, Zanzibar, 4 – 6 November 2014 Remote Temperature Monitoring Technology is recommended to be used at Central Store locations and has been deployed there for the l...

Home-base records constitute an inexpensive yet effective instrument for systematically documenting the immunization services received by an individual. A revitalized discussion of home-based records is taking place against the backdrop of a dynamic environment with new vaccine introductions that is...

This posting is one of four, each discussing a different indicator. This post discusses the availability of vaccine. Over 40% of countries reporting to the JRF in 2013 reported shortages of one or more vaccines for at least one month at central level. Disruption of supplies of this scale at central...

Dear All, I would like to share the link of the WHO/IVB site where time series of Financing Indicators from the Joint Reporting Form (JRF) are presented in interactive maps. Please use Google Chrome or Firefox as browsers for a better view: http://www.who.int/immunization/programmes_systems/f...

Newly-prequalified cold chain equipment is regularly added to the PQS Catalogue. To keep up-to-date with changes to the PQS Catalogue, you can now follow the PQS updates feed on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pqs_updates In addition to listing newly-prequalified equipment, the feed also highlights...

Twenty-seven speakers including 22 representatives from Member States (i.e. 16 Executive Board Members and 6 non-Executive Board Members), four civil society organizations and one pharmaceutical manufacturer association took the floor during the discussion on the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP)....

As some of view may know, Unicef WCARO is undertaking an inventory of LMIS uses for EPI. All levels of the supply chain will be assessed and the inventory will cover all kind of tools: systems, softwares, excel spreadsheets, stock cards, forms, etc. Immediate objectives of the landscape are to: I...

Background: Rabies is a zoonotic disease and many vulnerable sections like rag pickers and municipality workers neglect animal bites due to ignorance of their potential deadly outcomes. Stray dogs abound in garbage pits and this population is exposed to their attacks. It should be a mandate for muni...

The IAPHL team has developed a fun, interactive quiz to allow you to test your knowledge related to Human Resources Management for Supply Chain. Human Resource issues related to SCM has been somewhat of a “hot topic” for IAPHL over the past year, so we wanted to follow up and keep this conversation ...

The Right Shot: Bringing down barriers to affordable and adapted vaccines, a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières ' Access Campaign was released today. Enjoy the reading ! http://www.msfaccess.org/about-us/media-room/press-releases/msf-calls-gsk-and-pfizer-slash-pneumo-vaccine-price-5-child-poor...

I hope that you will disagree with me and tell me that medical waste disposal systems in low-to-middle income countries have advanced dramatically in the last ten years. But I have the impression is that the interest that existed in the first five years of the millennium has declined and that the na...

This is the first of a series of TechNet postings to assess alternative definitions of field-level indicator(s) matching each of the proposed monitoring objectives. For now and based on this posting, please let me know your feedback: Are any of these objectives NOT needed to monitor distribution?...

Thinking Globally: On 06th Nov 2014, in the training workshop on MDVP/Open vaccine vial policy, the PHC staff were sensitized about two rounds of pulse polio (NID 2015); shared the global concerns of polio eradication programme: 1. closing the population immunity gap 2. reaching the unreached espe...

I was invited to attend the 14th day function of a funeral ceremony by my neighbor of a person who died at the age of 36 due to complications of “white Jaundice” (Hepatitis B Virus) in a tertiary care hospital. He married at the age of 32 to a lady of 24 years. They have one daughter of 9 months. Mo...

Every quarter, a slide set on introduction status of selected vaccines is updated. The most recent version is available from the web @: http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/ in the right hand column, under the “recent immunization data” menu. If you want to see the worldwi...

Dear TechNet21 colleagues, Vietnam’s National Expanded Programme on Immunisation (NEPI) has since 2010 worked with the Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation to strengthen the nation-wide cold chain equipment maintenance system, using an outsourced services model. Simultaneously, a nationw...

Dear All, WHO EPELA authentic e-learning courses are accepting applications for 2015 courses. Great opportunity for a lifetime experience... http://http://epela.net/epela_web/index.php PHARMACEUTICAL COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT 2 February – 24 April 2015 4 May – 24 July 2015 7 September - 27 ...