POST 01153E : STOCK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Follow-up on Posts 01138E, 01127E and 01114E 4 September 2007 __________________________________ Dear Technet21 E-Forum, It is very encouraging that UNICEF/WHO have now produced a Vaccine Stock Management tool. At central level and regional levels, where vaccine forecasting is usually done, it can complement the vaccine forecasting tool UNICEF/WHO produced several years ago (also in the form of Excel spreadsheets). Complete vaccine management consists of these two elements: Forecasting and monitoring of stocks. However, vaccine management done with the help of the UNICEF/WHO Excel spreadsheets will then be performed with different tools. What about using an "integrated" program like the recently introduced mSupply software that can do both functions: forecasting and monitoring? We have at our disposal two very different tools for complete vaccine management. Could we have in the TECHNET21 E-FORUM a debate about which tools are the most appropriate for each level (central, region, district and health center)? Best regards, Mogens Munck ______________________________________________________________________________ All members of the TechNet21 e-Forum are invited to send comments on any posting or to use the forum to raise a new discussion or request technical information in relation to immunization services. The comments made in this forum are the sole responsibility of the writers and do not in any way mean that they are endorsed by any of the organizations and agencies to which the authors may belong. ______________________________________________________________________________ Visit the TECHNET21 Website at http://www.technet21.org You will find instructions to subscribe, a direct access to archives, links to reference documents and other features. ______________________________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message to : [[email protected]][email protected][/email] Leave the subject area BLANK In the message body, write unsubscribe TECHNET21E ______________________________________________________________________________ The World Health Organization and UNICEF support TechNet21. The TechNet21 e-Forum is a communication/information tool for generation of ideas on how to improve immunization services. It is moderated by Claude Letarte and is hosted in cooperation with the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement, Québec, Canada (http://www.ccisd.org _____________________________________________________________________________