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POST 00666E : COMBATING RUMOURS
Follow-up on Post 00619E, 00643E, 00647E and 00656E
24 April 2004
Anil Varshney (mailto:[email protected]) from India shares his
experience and suggestions on this topic of rumours.
Opinions expressed and factual positions mentioned by Anthony, Alasdair,...
POST 00665E : WASTE MANAGEMENT EVALUATION
22 April 2004
Yankhoba Dial (mailto:[email protected]) from Sénégal would like
suggestions to carry out an evaluation of a waste management system.
I would like to carry out the evaluation of an immunization-related sharp
waste management system...
POST 00664E : WASTE MANAGEMENT
Follow-up on Post 00657E
18 April 2004
Modibo Dicko (mailto:[email protected]) from WHO/AFRO is circulating the
document "SAFE DISPOSAL OF SYRINGES AND NEEDLES IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH
CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS" (draft) presented at the last TFI meeting.
Th...
POST 00663E : FROM HFC/CFC TO HC-BASED REFRIGERATION
Follow-up on Posts 00487E, 00493E, 00500E, 00513E, 00634E, 00638E, 00644E,
00648E and 00654E
16 April 2004
Abdoulaye Oumar Djigo ( c/o mailto:[email protected]) from Sénégal, gives
his opinion on the topic, insisting on the need for training...
POST 00662E : VACCINE FORECAST
Follow-up on Post 00649E
13 April 2004
This posting starts with a contribution from Alejo Bejemino
(mailto:[email protected]) from UNICEF/Afghanistan who also attaches a
spreadsheet as an example of comparing two methods of vaccine forecast.
Next is an ex...
POST 00660E : IMPROVING COVERAGE
Follow-up on Posts 00642E and 00646E
8 April 2004
The first contribution is from Khadija Msambichaka
(mailto:[email protected]) from AFRO. The second comes from Mercy Ahun
(mailto:[email protected]) from GAVI Secretariat in Geneva who provides
further ...
POST 00657E : WASTE MANAGEMENT 4 April 2004
You will find attached two documents transmitted by Yves Chartier
(mailto:[email protected]) from WHO Headquarters. The first is a policy
document on health care waste management. The other is a fact sheet on
pollutants, dioxins and furans, emitte...
POST 00656E : COMBATING RUMOURS
Follow-up on Post 00619E, 00643E and 00647E
2 April 2004
This posting contains three contributions.
The first is from Alasdair Wylie
(mailto:[email protected]) independent consultant from the UK,
and the second from Hans Everts (mailto:[email protected]...
POST 00654E : FROM HFC/CFC TO HC-BASED REFRIGERATION
Follow-up on Posts 00487E, 00493E, 00500E, 00513E, 00634E, 00638E, 00644E
and 00648E
18 March 2004
Some of you may find the subject misleading, but its origin is there. Below
is an exchange between Alasdair Wylie (mailto:[log in to unmask])...
POST 00653E : KEROSENE AND BOTTLED GAS FOR PERIPHERAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Follow-up on Post 00641E
16 March 2004
Robert Davis (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from UNICEF/ESARO received
responses to his request from nine TechNet colleagues. He had the wonderful
idea to group them in a document int...
POST 00646E : IMPROVING COVERAGE
Follow-up on Post 00642E
5 March 2004
This posting contains two contributions. The first is from Gasse
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) from UNICEF Headquarters. It is likely to
generate much discussion. The PowerPoint presentation to which GASSE
refers is i...
POST 00646E : IMPROVING COVERAGE
Follow-up on Post 00642E
5 March 2004
This posting contains two contributions. The first is from Gasse
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) from UNICEF Headquarters. It is likely to
generate much discussion. The PowerPoint presentation to which GASSE
refers is i...
POST 00646E : IMPROVING COVERAGE
Follow-up on Post 00642E
5 March 2004
This posting contains two contributions. The first is from Gasse
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) from UNICEF Headquarters. It is likely to
generate much discussion. The PowerPoint presentation to which GASSE
refers is i...
POST 00649E : VACCINE FORECAST 12 March 2004
Alasdair Wylie (mailto:[log in to unmask]) comments on new
policies regarding the vaccine forecast formula as indicated in the last
GAVI Update (Feb. 2004).
The following extract from the new GAVI Update caught my attention:
"From Dr Olivier Ronv...
POST 00648E : FROM HFC/CFC TO HC-BASED REFRIGERATION
Follow-up on Posts 00487E, 00493E, 00500E, 00513E, 00634E, 00638E and 00644E
11 March 2004
Terry Hart (mailto:[log in to unmask]) make some comments on Alejo's
contribution in the previous Posting on this topic (Post 00644E).
As I mention...
POST 00647E : COMBATING RUMOURS
Follow-up on Post 00619E and 00643E
8 March 2004
Note :
Following the posting of the TechNet21 Annual Report, some members
asked the meaning of the various terms in the statistics tables about use
of our site. True that I should have put these in the repor...
POST 00644E : FROM HFC/CFC TO HC-BASED REFRIGERATION
Follow-up on Posts 00487E, 00493E, 00500E, 00513E, 00634E and 00638E
29 February 2004
Alejo Bejemino (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from UNICEF/Afghanistan
discusses advantages and disadvantages of HC refrigerant.
I have read articles on HC-...
POST 00643E : COMBATING RUMOURS
Follow-up on Post 00619E
27 February 2004
A massive polio immunization effort has just been completed where 63
million children were vaccinated in a synchronized manner across 10 West
African countries. This was highly critical for reaching the goal of
eradica...
POST 00642E : IMPROVING COVERAGE 25 February 2004
Posting by the moderator :
Those of you who have looked at the TechNet meeting agenda in details will
have noticed a session on "Improving Coverage" Tuesday, 23 March. This is
quite important as the final goal of EPI is indeed to protect as man...
POST 00641E : KEROSENE AND BOTTLED GAS FOR PERIPHERAL HEALTH FACILITIES
22 February 2004
Bob Davis, from UNICEF/Nairobi, is looking for information on relative
costs of
kerosene versus bottled gas for peripheral health facilities, and any
reports on county experience with conversion from kero...
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