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POST 01121E : WASTE MANAGEMENT
Follow-up on Post 01111E
13 July 2007
Modibo Dicko's message generated three contributions. The first is from [log in to unmask]">Henrique Menezes d'Alva, from Angola. [log in to unmask]">John Lloyd, from PATH/France, then asks judicious questions and replie...
POST 01119E : SOLAR REFRIGERATOR
Follow-up on Posts 01019E, 01027E, 01032E, 01037E, 01045E, 01095E, 01102E and 01109E
10 July 2007
This posting contains one contribution from [log in to unmask]">Robert [log in to unmask]">Steinglass from IMMUNIZATIONbasics, adding one other consideration ...
POST 01118E : ORAL POLIO VACCINE COLOUR
Follow-up on Post 01050E, 01058E, 01100E and 01107E
8 July 2007
No other comment or reply were received on this topic. Thus [log in to unmask]">Jacqueline Fournier-[log in to unmask]">Caruana, [log in to unmask]">Hans [log in to unmask]">Evert...
POST 01117E : VVM ANNIVERSARY
Follow-up on Posts 01101E and 01106E
5 July 2007
Ümit Kartoglu from WHO/HQ replies to [log in to unmask]">Robert [log in to unmask]">Steinglass
Dear Robert,
Thank you for your kind words for the 10-year anniversary's VVM global event. I also thank you for...
POST 01115E : OTHER INTERVENTIONS WITH VACCINATION 2 July 2007
Integration of other child health services with immunization has been discussed on the forum, even as recently as last May (post 01087E). There is also a string of postings on Other Interventions with Vaccination that ended in August ...
POST 01114E : STOCK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 29 June 2007
Technet21 policy is to the effect of not posting advertisement on its site or e-forum. We already asked in the past whether we should make this rule more flexible. The message below is indeed advertisement. After consulting Secretariat however,...
POST 01113E : APPREHENDED PANDEMIIC 27 June 2007
The recent spread of avian influenza in wild birds and poultry may be a precursor to the emergence of a human pandemic. While it is accepted that in 1918 the virus originated in birds, it is debated whether it went directly to humans, or transited...
POST 01112E : COSTS - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 25 June 2007
I am looking for recent data on refrigeration energy and maintenance costs.
I have some information from Emmanuel Taylor and Bob Davis and am wondering if anybody else has done work in this area.
Specifically I am looking for the follo...
POST 01111E : WASTE MANAGEMENT 23 June 2007
[log in to unmask]">Modibo [log in to unmask]"> Dicko, from WHO/AFRO, shares two interesting documents on waste management with his analysis and conclusions. Hyperlinks below will give access to respective documents. It's a pity that they will be ...
POST 01109E : SOLAR REFRIGERATOR
Follow-up on Posts 01019E, 01027E, 01032E, 01037E, 01045E, 01095E and 01102E
21 June 2007
This posting contains two contributions. The first comes from Søren Spanner from UNICEF/India. The second is from Gregory Kiluva from UNICEF Supply Division
All the Sola...
POST 01108E : NEEDLE REMOVER EVALUATION 19 June 2007
NOTE :
Adjustments, to be expected, have been made to the Expert database, to solve the few reported problems, especially those concerned with updating one's own data. Some modifications to the design have also been made. We hope that this da...
POST 01107E : ORAL POLIO VACCINE COLOUR
Follow-up on Post 01050E, 01058E and 01100E (An archive error occurred in this last posting and only attachments were retained in the archives)
17 June 2007
The first message is from [log in to unmask]">Anil [log in to unmask]">Varshney from India....
POST 01106E : VVM ANNIVERSARY
Follow-up on Post 01101E
15 June 2007
This is a really excellent posting, full of interesting stories, interviews and policy statements. Congratulations to everyone who labored so hard over so long a period. The interviews went into great length about having this e...
POST 01104E : IMPROVED MENINGITIS VACCINE 11 June 2007
Improved Meningitis Vaccine for Africa Could Signal Eventual End to Deadly Scourge.
Successful Vaccine Trial Promises Long-Term, Low-Cost Protection From Epidemics in Africa. Indeed t
he Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) today (8 June) relea...
POST 01102E : EVALUATION OF SYRINGE MELTING
9 June 2007
PATH conducted a field evaluation of 3 prototype syringe melters in Indonesia. These low-cost approaches to syringe melting used local fuel, such as wood, coconut husks, or stoves, as heat sources. All three were effective in reducing the s...
POST 01107E : ORAL POLIO VACCINE COLOUR
Follow-up on Post 01050E, 01058E and 01100E (An archive error occurred in this last posting and only attachments were retained in the archives)
17 June 2007
The first message is from Anil Varshney from India. He rightly points to reluctance from health w...
OST 00101E : VVM ANNIVERSARY 2 June 2007
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time. I have to use Webmail today and no function to insert links. So
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POST 01100E : ORAL POLIO VACCINE COLOUR
Follow-up on Posts 01050E and 01058E
30 May 2007
Discussed back in February, the question of OPV color is revisited by [log in to unmask]">Salah [log in to unmask]">Haithami from Sudan who has a question and joins two pictures.
Dear colleagues,
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POST 01096E : IPV EFFICACY 23 May 2007
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In the perspective of polio eradication and cessation of OPV vaccination, you will be interested in the following article :
"Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine in Cuba" by The Cuba I...
POST 01095E : SOLAR REFRIGERATOR
Follow-up on Posts 01019E, 01027E, 01032E, 01037E and 01045E
20 May 2007
NOTE :
A typographic error in the previous link made it inaccessible (Ah! American English...). Here is the correct link.
The following comment came from[log in to unmask]"> Alejo [l...
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