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* New WHO Publications * available: Global Vaccine Market Report, Vaccine Purchases data & HPV market study

Vaccine Purchase Data Note for Countries (2019): provides an overview of 2018 vaccine purchase data (including vaccine products and vaccine prices) as reported by countries in the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form (JRF). The complete database is also available on the WHO Website. This dataset provides reference points on prices paid for vaccines in countries across all regions. This can provide a reference for EPI managers, procurement and budget officers adding to existing public data sets.   NEW FOR 2019: The document now also includes a complete list of vaccine products available for procurement – including non-prequalified-vaccines (building on reported vaccines and other public sources) . This is also available in excel to filter and narrow your searches. Global Vaccine Market Report (2019): a snapshot view of the global vaccine market covering all vaccines and countries and complementing existing resources focused on specific market segments.  HPV Glo...

Pre Pulse Polio Day Procession

Dear viewers We the KVG team wish to share the following, a few photos also attached. India has seen its last polio case in Jan 2011, got the eradication certificate in March 2014 – a mile stone event in public health. All countries have threat of resurgence until global eradication is achieved. Currently the threat is not only from the WPV (163 in 2019) but also from cVDPV (259) occurring in both endemic and non-endemic countries, for containing both, achieving and sustaining very high vaccination coverage is mandatory. Since the first round of Pulse Polio held on 9th Dec 1995, India is conducting National Immunization Days, this year is on 19th Jan 2020: 50th round. Every year since 1995, before the first round, KVG Medical College and all other educational institutions in collaboration with Government regularly and jubilantly conducted the “Jatha”. Dr Subramanya, Taulka Health officer, Dr Narayana Holla, Professor from Community Medicine, KVG Medical College highlighted the...

Effective Vaccine Management assessment tools

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i'm looking for the updated version of the Effective Vaccine Management assessment “EVM” tools, if anyone has it; appreciate if shared it with me

 

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Enroll Now- Registration Start for Online PGD in Global Health PSM_March 2020

Empower's 22nd Batch of the Online Post Graduate Diploma Course in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management, in collaboration with Kent State University, USA, is scheduled to launch in MARCH 2020 . This is an 11-month online program which includes 9 extensive modules structured to address one topic per month Key Takeaways from the course: - its global orientation ¬ sharing of experiences from across countries, - a practical and applied approach to the extensive use of exercises, case studies, projects and internships - technical assistance for one-year offered which includes Mentoring/Coaching from the Subject Matter Experts - an online competency assessment tool (CAT) - a community of practice (through Empower’s Big Learning Platform) - use of cutting-edge e-learning technologies and instructional design to make learning easy and impactful Kindly click on this link to register - http://bit.ly/2UzLGnf For any query email me at info@empowerschoolofhealth.org...

Job Opportunity: Supply Chain Workforce Strengthening Specialist, IntraHealth, Washington DC

Dear Colleagues, IntraHealth is seeking a Supply Chain Workforce Strengthening Specialist to work on the USAID-funded Global Health Supply Chain project. The Specialist provides strategic leadership and technical support through a holistic organizational and human resources systems approach to improve and sustain the performance of the supply chain workforce, with reference to private sector approaches. This position is based at the project headquarters in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, with travel internationally as needed, approximately 30% of the time. Applicants must have authorization to work in the United States at the time of application.For more information go to: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/INT1028/JobBoard/e2116091-25aa-2eb8-64d2-db11ee75b469/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=0f4f6d99-ce1d-4c05-b273-1722b8caeaae Regards,Andrew Dr Andrew Brown | Senior Director, Health Workforce Development(Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Canberra)IntraHealth International ...

Country vaccination policies worldwide

Dear all, I am a researcher at the University of Oxford working on a project to compare country vaccination policies worldwide and was wondering if you could help me with finding some information. Could you please tell me whether any of the vaccines recommended in the national immunisation schedule in your country are mandatory, such as in order to enter school? And do you know of any legislation on which this is based? I will of course acknowledge any contributions. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! You can see in the map below I'm slowly starting to get country data but I still have some gaps. I intend this to be an open-access resource for people to provide the first comprehensive list of vaccination policies worldwide.

Kind regards, Samantha Vanderslott Dr Samantha Vanderslott Social Sciences Researcher, Oxford Vaccine Group 34 Broad St, OX1 3BD University of Oxford

https://samanthavanderslott.com/

Innovative Best Clinical Practice for replication in the Medical Community.

Dear techNet community viewers Greetings from KVG Medical Coillege team. We wish to share the following on going success story with the viewers for further contribution and also a PPT is attached on the same. Hope you will enjoy. What is the innovative practice: Established “nursing station” for administering tuberculin as per CDC / RNTCP guidelines. Since tuberculin is an antigen, inducing / detecting cell mediated immunity, supplied in multi dose vial like Injectable Polio Vaccine for which Open Vial Policy is applicable; meant for administering to different beneficiaries, CDC recommends establishment of a “nursing station” for providing quality service for obtaining reliable result1. Margaret Good et.al expressed that developing a “better” test or “better” test reagent remains a perpetual challenge for the scientists, till such time administering tuberculin with potency will remain the most widely used means of determining the Mycobacterial infection2.  ...

Updated Gavi CCEOP Technology Guide

Hi all, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliancce has updated the Cold Chain Equipment ‘Technology Guide’, to support the appropriate selection of modern, efficient and reliable technologies. We wanted to let you know the updated CCEOP Technology Guide is available here (and attached) and will permanently be hosted on this page of the Gavi website.    The Technology Guide, which was complied through inputs from Alliance partners and technical asistance providers, provides an overview of equipment that is eligble for support through Gavi's Cold Chain Equipment Optimisation Platform (CCEOP). It also provides guidance on identifying the most appropriate equipment choices for each health facility to help ensure more facilities have adequate cold chain capacity from higher performing equipment that stays functional for longer periods of time. Equipment included in the Guide is PQS certified and meets additional platform eligibility requirements. The Guide is intended in particular f...