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POST 00563E : CONTAMINATION STUDY OF NEEDLE REMOVERS
Follow-up on Post 00509E, 00510E, 00512E, 00514E and 00557E
1 May 2003
In POST 00557E, PATH was informing us that the "Comparative Study the
Evaluating Surface Contamination of the Test Article" was available (posted
on Technet21 website un...
POST 00562E : COLOR OF VVMs
Follow-up to POST 00558E
26 April 2003
Moderator's note:
It appears that some members do not see what should be seen in the first
attachment to Post 00558E, "How to read VVM1". The top two VVMs should have
a tickmark on their right indicating they are OK and v...
POST 00558E : COLOR OF VVMs 15 April 2003
mit Kartoglu (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from WHO reports problems with the
interpretation of VVM colors and announces a new WHO publication on VVM
(link below). Two attachments illustrate correct VVM colors and interpretation.
SNOW WHITE AND VAC...
POST 00557E : CONTAMINATION STUDY OF NEEDLE REMOVERS
Follow-up on Post 00509E, 00510E, 00512E and 00514E
3 April 2003
Janet Vail (mailto:[log in to unmask]) and Debra Kristensen
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) inform us that the report of the "Comparative
Study Evaluating the Surface Contaminatio...
POST 00553E : REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS 28 February 2003
First, we would like to inform members that links to some CDC sites have
now been added to the links page on the Technet website.
As was suggested by Alasdair Wylie in Post 00551E, Alejo Bejemino
(mailto:[log in to unmask]...
POST 00551E : JOINT REPORTING FORM ON VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Follow-up on Posts 00538E, 00542E, 00543E and 00549E
18 February 2003
Alasdair Wylie (mailto:[log in to unmask]) is commenting further
on the Joint Reporting Form. As highlighted by Olivier Ronveaux's comments
before, the JRF ...
POST 00549E : JOINT REPORTING FORM ON VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Follow-up on Posts 00538E, 00542E and 00543E
14 February 2003
This posting contains 2 contributions. First Alejo H. Bejemino
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) Cold Chain Officer for Unicef/Afghanistan
Country Office is sharing his v...
POST 00547E : CHOLERA VACCINATION 3 February 2003
Mohamed Saeed (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from UNICEF is asking some
questions on cholera vaccination. Nora Dellepiane
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) from WHO Headquarters is replying.
For those who would like more information on cholera, please v...
POST 00543E : JOINT REPORTING FORM ON VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Follow-up on Posts 00538E and 00542E
27 January 2003
Both Robert Steinglass (mailto:[log in to unmask]) and Alasdair Wylie
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) comment on the selected indicator for
the Joint Reporting Form. Even past t...
POST 00542E : POST 00538E : JOINT REPORTING FORM ON VACCINE-PREVENTABLE
DISEASES
Follow-up on Post 00538E
22 January 2003
Olivier Ronveaux (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from Vaccine Assessment and
Monitoring at WHO reports on the request for comments on the Joint
Reporting Form on Vaccine-Prev...
POST 00539E : ASPIRATION BEFORE INJECTION
Follow-up on Post 00537E
12 January 2003
Mary Catlin (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from the USA makes some
comments on John Clements' reply to Bernard Kaic. This is followed by a
short comment by Silvia Bino (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from Albania.
Fi...
POST 00539E : ASPIRATION BEFORE INJECTION
Follow-up on Post 00537E
12 January 2003
Mary Catlin (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from the USA makes some
comments on John Clements' reply to Bernard Kaic. This is followed by a
short comment by Silvia Bino (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from Albania.
Fi...
POST 00538E : JOINT REPORTING FORM ON VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES; A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS 11 January 2003
Ümit Kartoglu (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from WHO is asking for your
comments on the reporting form on vaccine-preventable diseases before 17
January 2003.
WHO and UNICEF have been wor...
POST 00537E : ASPIRATION BEFORE INJECTION 4 January 2003
Bernard Kaic (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from Croatia has submitted a
query that could be of interest to many of you. It is thus reproduced here
below with the reply provided by John Clements (mailto:[log in to unmask])
from WHO.
I am...
POST 00528E : VACCINE WASTAGE
5 December 2002
Ümit Kartoglu (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from WHO would appreciate comments
on a document that he has written on Vaccine Wastage and submits here for
review. This document can be downloaded from Technet21 website at the
following link:
http://ww...
POST 00523E : IMMUNIZATION TRAINING PARTNERSHIP UPDATE
24 November 2002
An Immunization Training Partnership Update was recently circulated among
Partnership members by Molly Mort (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from PATH. As
many Technet members share a particular interest in training issues, we
...
POST 00514E : CONTAMINATION STUDY OF NEEDLE REMOVERS
Follow-up on Post 00509E, 00510E and 00512E
26 October 2002
Anthony Battersby (mailto:[log in to unmask]) comments on Janet Vail's
response (post 00512E) and Anil Varshney (mailto:[log in to unmask]) on
Mary Catlin's contribution (post 0051...
POST 00512E : DROPOUT REDUCTION
21 October 2002
Bob Davis (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from UNICEF/Nairobi, would like to
know of any well documented and evaluated efforts to reduce dropout rates,
preferably on a provincial or national level. What were the methods used,
and what were the basel...
POST 00512E : CONTAMINATION STUDY OF NEEDLE REMOVERS
Follow-up on Post 00509E and 00510E
20 October 2002
Anthony Battersby (mailto:[log in to unmask]) comments on Mary Catlin's
contribution (Post 00510E) and Janet Vail (mailto:[log in to unmask]) responds
to some of her concerns.
Mary Catl...
POST 00511E : USE OF VVMs
Anil Varshney (mailto:[log in to unmask]) from India has observations
and questions on VVM use, to which Ümit Kartoglu (mailto:[log in to unmask])
from WHO provides answers.
I wish to present some observations which need to be cleared
In East Timor, CCM, VVM and Free...
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