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COVID-19 Vaccination webinar #11: Mobilizing financing resources for scale up of COVID-19 vaccination

You can already register to the next session of the Webinar series for National/subnational Focal Points on COVID-19 Vaccination Topic: Mobilizing financing resources for scale up of COVID-19 vaccination  When: Tuesday 20 April (12-1PM CET) Registration:  https://echo.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_60QBnRtURmaoXz2mGFWPIQ?fbclid=IwAR3m6mGOxKB3WS7lMuNcksyYZfBsVOn9bz3peU91OfjF8Z6BG4uMml-pnWE You can find all the information regarding the previous webinar sessions here: https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/covid-19-vaccine These webinars are brought to you by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator’s Country Readiness and Delivery (CRD) workstream, Project ECHO, Boost, TechNet-21, and the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Project....

Looking for policy-makers or programme managers to support the development of an implementation guide for home-based records

The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are collaborating to strengthen implementation of home-based records. An implementation guide to support countries in reviewing their home-based records is under development; Fuse ForeSight will be supporting the development process. As part of this effort, we are seeking policy-makers and programme managers who would like to contribute to the development of simple decision-making tools that would allow country actors to assess the current content of their home-based record as well as operational support by reflecting on some simple questions such as: Why have we included this information in the home-based record? Who uses this information (women or family member, health provider, health programme data)? What is the cost of including the information in the home-based record? How is the design of a home-based ...

COVID-19 Vaccination webinar #9: Vaccination strategies for COVID-19 vaccination

You can already register to the next session of the Webinar series for National/subnational Focal Points on COVID-19 Vaccination: Planning and Implementation Topic: Vaccination strategies for COVID-19 vaccination When: 6 April (12-1PM CET) Registration: https://echo.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_60QBnRtURmaoXz2mGFWPIQ You can find all the information regarding the previous webinar sessions here: https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/covid-19-vaccine These webinars are brought to you by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator’s Country Readiness and Delivery (CRD) workstream, Project ECHO, Boost, TechNet-21, and the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Project....

The WHO SEARO/Empower Emergency Outbreak Response Platform now features a PSM Course on Pandemic Response and Preparedness

Hello,   Greetings!!   Empower, in collaboration with WHO SEARO, is pleased to announce the launch of the Emergency Outbreak Response Platform for 11 South & Southeast Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Timor-Leste). The platform allows you to connect with other supply chain professionals working in their pandemic response teams, as well as national and international supply chain experts. You can also enroll in relevant courses and access various types of resources (videos, PDFs, podcasts etc.). Additionally, you can enroll for upcoming supply chain webinars and events that feature global and national supply chain experts. We have also uploaded a new course on Procurement and Supply Chain Pandemic Response and Preparedness. The course is designed to capacitate Procurement & Supply Management (PSM) personnel to fight the current and future pandemics by building awareness, kn...

Upcoming Webinar: Maintaining Focus on Routine Immunization through COVID-19 Vaccination

Please join MOMENTUM on April 27, 2021 from 8:30-10am EDT for a webinar on Maintaining Focus on Routine Immunization through COVID-19 Vaccination. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, vaccinating priority populations against the virus is a top priority for health systems worldwide. This global focus on vaccines provides an opportunity to elevate the importance of routine immunization and consider new ways to reach under-vaccinated populations with life-saving vaccines. In addition to opportunities mentioned, there may be risks, including diverting health system attention away from routine immunization and possible spillover effects from concerns about COVID-19 vaccine safety.    This webinar will explore early experiences and strategies to leverage the focus on COVID-19 to strengthen routine immunization. Hear from the USAID Immunization Team, USAID Mozambique, Gavi, and the MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project. Register here&n...

COVID-19 Vaccination webinar #10: Supply and Logistics

You can already register to the next session of the Webinar series for Health Workers on COVID-19 Vaccination

Topic: Supply and logistics

When: Tuesday 13 April (12-1PM CET)

Registration: https://echo.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_81Wgk82kRcmmMVJ43SNOuA

You can find all the information regarding the previous webinar sessions here: https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/covid-19-vaccine

These webinars are brought to you by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator’s Country Readiness and Delivery (CRD) workstream, Project ECHO, Boost, TechNet-21, and the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Project.

COVID-19 Vaccination webinar #8: Reporting on COVID-19 vaccines (monitoring and AEFI)

You can already register to the next session of the Webinar series for Health Workers on COVID-19 Vaccination Topic: Reporting on COVID-19 vaccines (monitoring and AEFI) When: 30 March (12-1PM CET) Registration: https://echo.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_81Wgk82kRcmmMVJ43SNOuA You can find all the information regarding the previous webinar sessions here: https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/covid-19-vaccine These webinars are brought to you by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator’s Country Readiness and Delivery (CRD) workstream, Project ECHO, Boost, TechNet-21, and the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Project....

COVID-19 vaccine deployment: key actions on vaccine stock monitoring, 22 March 2021

This briefing note calls for the meticulous monitoring, recording, and reporting of COVID-19 vaccine doses, and distribution and consumption across all levels of the supply chain, including at service points. The need for a robust stock management system has been highlighted both in the Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan and COVID-19 vaccination: supply and logistics guidance.

This emphasizes the need to support and strengthen national systems, in order to prepare for: 1. Mitigation of supply chain and logistic risks, particularly those that are novel and/or heightened by the unique operational context of COVID-19 immunisation; and 2. Standardized COVAX reporting requirements, which are essential to securing timely and consistent additional vaccine supplies.

Varo Android application for systematic capture and transmission of data from 30DTR loggers

Dear Technet community, I wanted to provide everyone with an update regarding available information resources on the Varo Android app as well as a separate software tool called Pogo LT that works with Varo to provide aggregated performance summaries. The Varo Android application is a free tool that enables users to capture temperature data from widely deployed 30DTR loggers (e.g. Fridge-tag 2 and others) using only an Android phone and an inexpensive USB adaptor. Varo creates an email report containing 30DTR data, GPS location, time stamp, and user-entered facility/CCE information. Report emails are transmitted only to the user-defined destination, which is typically a Gmail account that users configure for the data collection activity, or directly emailed to an individual. The developers do not receive any data from the app. Varo is available in English, French, and Spanish. Watch this video on the Varo website to see how Varo can help get everyone working together to maintain...

Check out the new GVIRF Topic Page for videos and presentations from the 2021 Global Vaccines and Immunization Research Forum

Did you miss the 2021 GVIRF? Do you want to review the materials presented, relive the conversation, or share the information with a colleague? Video recordings and presentations from GVIRF 2021 are now being posted to the GVIRF Topic Page.  If you do not find what you are looking for, please check back as we will continue to add materials as soon as they are available. As an immunization research meeting, GVIRF is exceptional in the scope of its topics and the calibre of its presenters. To learn more, see the detailed GVIRF 2021 Agenda....