We are pleased to announce the launch of our Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) area.
Are you:
A current or future WHO PQS-prequalified product user who needs information to use or maintain a specific PQS device? A trainer in need of specific documents for training purpose? Looking for specific information to decide which products are more suitable to your needs?If yes, then the CCE area has everything you n...
One month ago, the LANCET (ScienceDirectRef: “Expanding safe waste management to public health systems” https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32622-9), January 2019, Elsevier Ltd.) published a letter to the editor (see also attached). The letter points to the failure to sustain or expand immunization waste management infra-structure to all public health programmes. To stimulate an exchange of views ...
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Context: IAPSMCON – 2019: Symposium on Routine Immunization (RI)
In this month, symposium was held at the national level on RI, chaired by National Consultants and senior designated persons from Immunization Technical Support Unit [ITSU] for Government of India implementing the programme in Medical Colleges and the country.
Following are some of the concerns expressed and discussed:
Role of medical college
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Can i get the simple distribution plan format of vaccine and others logistics commodities?
I am thinking of changing the plan of my own country for district level for immunization program strenghtening.
Thank you
Anish Shah
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This brief details MCHIP/MCSP experiences with community monitoring of vaccinations in Timor-Leste, India, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Tanzania. These efforts involve engaging communities to monitor every child’s individual vaccinations, promote vaccination, and refer caregivers with under-...
On March 7, 2019, HLN released a new version (v1.16.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). ICE is a state-of-the-art open-source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
This version includes:
DTP Vaccine Group: Added...
Could anybody share the dates, venue and other details of the technet 21 conference in 2019 please
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PATH and the Solar Electric Light Fund are pleased to announce upcoming field evaluations of cold chain equipment with energy harvesting control (EHC) features. EHC appliance features all...
Does anyone know how many countries in the AFRO region are using vaccine outside of the cold chain or using the controlled temperature chain?
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Happy to share our paper "Assessing electronic immunization registries: the Pan American Health Organization [PAHO] experience"
Full text available at: http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/50475/v43e282019.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Abstract
Objective. To develop a methodology to assess electronic immunization registries (E...
There is a need for immunisation programmes to maintain high vaccine coverage, for which digital technology offers an opportunity. mHealth initiatives are largely in place already, and vaccine mobile applications are one of them. Vaccine apps that I am aware of provide the user with very useful information; however, this one-way type of information flow makes of the user’s experience a static one. Does anyone have experience with more dynamic vaccine apps or more tailored immunization experie...
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What should we do when the vaccine expiry date only shows the year and month but not the day ? For example: October 2019, can we use this vaccine until the end of October 2019 or do we have to use it before the first of October 2019.
Thank Saleban yusuf
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Dear Technet 21 Community,
We are glad to share the Measles and Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine Five-dose vial presentations Facts sheet.
This Facts Sheet informs of the availability of Measles vaccine and combined Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine in both a 10-dose vial and a 5-dose vial presentations through (or via) UNICEF procurement. The 5-dose vial presentation has the potential of reducing open vial wastage in some country settings compared to the 10-dose vial presentation.
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Dear TechNet members,
Bhutan is using Tetanus-Diphtheria (Td) during pregnancy. Guidelines provide clear instruction for women who have no record of previous Td vaccination and those who have received 3, 4 and 5 previous doses of Td containing vaccine. However, I could not find how many doses of Td should be given to pregnant women who has already received 1 or 2 doses of Td containing vaccine in the past.
Appreciate your expert advice please.
Thank you.
Technet colleagues may be interested in this leader article in today's Times of London regarding the persistent ant-vaccination campaign.
Please see this article:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/its-time-to-get-tough-with-anti-vaxxers-gq8prwcrv
Tom Lewis
Remonsys Ltd, UK
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Dear TechNet colleagues,
JSI in collaboration with SNTL Publishing and with support from Gavi the Vaccine Alliance are pleased to introduce to you Gaming Week! During the week of February 18th 2019, you will get a chance to play a System Design Game for Immunization Supply Chains which is based on the yeepa platform to test your skills and understand concepts of supply chain management. It can be played by anyone hoping to build their k...
Article above by Minal K Patel and Walter A Oreinstein - available here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30492-3/fulltext
Summary
Background Despite improvements in reported coverage of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) and progress towards elimination of measles, 172 939 measles cases were reported worldwide in 2017. Questions have been raised about whether measles ...
Dear Technet 21 Community,
We are pleased to share the WHO-UNICEF Joint Statement on promoting the exclusive use of injection safety devices for all immunization activities.
Please find the link : https://www.technet-21.org/en/?option=com_sobipro&sid=5051&pid=57&Itemid=2586
On behalf of UNICEF and WHO, I wish you an insightful reading and look forward to interesting and fruitf...
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I am brand new to TechNet-21 so this will be my first posting.
I am trying to find an SDD (Solar Direct Drive) freezer which will maintain -10C and below. The product I need to store in Nigeria is surfactant (injected into the lungs of premature babies with collapsed lungs to give them life) which must be kept at that cold temperature to maintain a shelf life of 3 years. The electricity supply throughout the country in Nigeria is erratic and undependable, thus I would ...
Developing standardized competencies to strengthen immunizationDeveloping standardized competencies to strengthen immunizationsystems and workforce - Vaccine 2019
A b s t r a c t
Despite global support for immunization as a core component of the human right to health and the maturity of immunization programs in low- and middle-income countries throughout the world, there is no comprehensive description of the standardized competencies ne...
Dear TechNet Members,
Bhutan is going to develop Immunization Supply Chain Action Plan as a recommendation of the Regional ISC review meeting 2017. Appreciate if members could kindly share the sample of similar action plan for us to have an idea.
Thanks,
Chandralal
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On February 1, 2019, HLN Consulting released a new version (v1.15.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). ICE is a state-of-the-art open-source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
This version includes a new 2-dose Adult Series in the <...
Sharing a summary table with important core EPI material with links and sorted by topic. Please note that this is for information only, and not an official WHO document.
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A child had a 1st dose of Pentavalent vaccine at 6 weeks, a 2nd dose at 18 Weeks and a 3rd dose at 30 weeks. Is this a valid or invalid dose?
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Dear Colleagues,
You are invited to contribute to a new discussion on 'When should Ministries of Health use refrigerated vehicle to deliver vaccines?'.
Discussion co-moderated by James Cheyne and John Lloyd:
There are at least four good reasons for using refrigerated vehicles to replace the classic pickup trucks loaded with cold boxes:
The number of vaccines used in national immunization programmes has roughly doubled over the past 20 years and the number of new...
Dear colleagues,
Does anybody have any information about Cholera Vaccine availability? Especially around Asia/South East Asia?
Anybody have any information why we have cholera vaccine shortage of supply now?
Thanks for your help!
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Dear colleagues,
I am looking for a template of cold chain equipment repair & maintenance record, a template of CCE spare parts record etc which can be used as specimen in training materials on CCE repair and maintenance in the immunization programme. Links, reference documents etc will be highly appreciated. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Hi folks, This is Johnson Kisanga from CHAI. Many thanks to the team who prepares this handbook as it is very helpful. My question goes back to you, do you ever think of having a regrigerator service Tag, like a maintenance card that will be used store historics maintenance that has happened to a certain refrigerator at a health facility? Or if it is availabe elsewhere, can some one share it with me.
Thanks
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Hi everyone,
Is any short training on Immunization data management available in 2019? Please let me know. I am interested to participate.
Thank you and best regards.
Chadralal
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Innovations in Measles and Rubella Elimination in the African Region
Guest Editors:
Measles vaccination prevented more than 21 million deaths globally, during 2000–2017. Despite this enormous public health suc...
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