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Together, developing quality, reliable immunization products that meet every need
Isaac Gobina
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The WHO PQS product feedback cycle
Did you know that at the heart of WHO Performance, Quality & Safety (PQS) is a crucial performance monitoring and feedback mechanism? This mechanism makes it possible for PQS to enforce and improve product standards and make sure that products and devices procured for use in immunization programmes are suitable, quality and reliable. This cycle of feedback and improvement is powered by the input of EPI programmes and product manufacturers. In-field insights...
Sharing for Caring
Dear esteemed viewers
On the eve of Karnataka State Raising day (Kannada Rajyotsva), KVG team wishes to share the attached for caring the children of Karnataka and beyond. India is committed:
- baby Rukhsar was the last case of Poliomyelitis due to wild polio virus in Jan 2011,
- it got the certification of Polio Eradication in March 2014 for which entire world congratulated the country.
Karnataka is even more committed, and had the last case of polio due to wild virus in Nov 2007.
Sustenan...
Once in a Blue Moon
Dear viewers
“Once in a Blue Moon” is a short half-page story of a true event that occurred on World Immunization day the 10th November - of which Baby Greeshma, born on 26th August 2018, is the main character.This story can easily explain the dynamics of an outreach session, various components of RI programme required for successful implementation. Hope the viewers will enjoy the short story.
Best wishes
Holla & Team
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“Rare but not uncommon”
Dear esteemed viewers,
ANM Mrs Chandrakala KM, AWW Mrs Indiravathi and ASHA Mrs Saraswathi K are the 3 ‘A’ces working in Health Sub-Centre Baddadka of planning unit Aranathodu of Sullia Block of Dakshinakannada District, Karnataka State, India.
The entire planning unit – PHC Aranthodu will cross >90% coverage including booster dose by 2018 itself. The attached one page write-up describes a very rare event, though not uncommon in RI programmes hence thought of sharing with the viewers on this o...
PAHO has released a new Article: Improving immunization data quality in Peru and Mexico: Two case studies highlighting challenges and lessons learned
Hemanthi
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PAHO has released a new Article: Improving immunization data quality in Peru and Mexico: Two case studies highlighting challenges and lessons learned. Available here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X18314701?via%3Dihub
Abstract
Introduction
The Global Vaccine Action Plan and the Regional Immunization Action Plan of the Americas call for countries to improve immunization data quality. Immunization information systems, particularly electronic immunization registries (...
A Snapshot on the 4th session of Logivac Training on Supply Chain Management
Modibo Dicko
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National vaccine logistics systems, originally designed in the 1980s, are today confronted to a real revolution in the following aspects:
Broader range of vaccines and greater diversity of service delivery strategies
Solarization and digitization of the supply chain: CCEOP, remote temperature monitoring, etc.
Integration of products from other health programs and supply chain streamlining.
To address the growing complexity of their supply chains, EPI and other public health programs need...
Sunday - Longer than Monday
Dear viewers,
Greetings from KVG team.
India launched Mission Indradhanush on 25th Dec 2014 to achieve >90% full immunization coverage (FIC) by 2020; it was intensified in October 2017 and the timeline was advanced to 2018 by the Honorable Prime Minister of India -- a silver line in the RI programme.
We had an internal departmental discussion on the duelist of 12 HSCs of recently attached Primary Health Centre (PHC) who have completed 2 rounds of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) in Aug ...
We are hiring!
Dan Brigden
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TechNet-21 is looking for talented people to join the team. The following roles are currently being advertised:
Website community manager, full-time, 12 months from January-December 2019
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If you want to help shape the direction of the technical network for strengthening immunization services, please refer to the full details below. We look forward to hearing from you :-)
Community Manager for the TechNet-21...
La note d’orientation de l’OMS et de l’UNICEF sur Comment élaborer un plan d’amélioration continue (cIP) disponible en FRANCAIS
ousmane dia
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Cher.e.s professionel.le.s de la vaccination et de la chaîne d’approvisionnement des vaccins,
L’initiative Gestion Efficace des Vaccins (GEV) a évolué de manière significative ces dernières années, et désormais ne se résume plus qu’à une simple évaluation à un moment t. La GEV a été transformée afin d’aider les programmes nationaux à effectuer des investissements majeurs en matière de renforcement de leur système de santé, afin que ceux-ci fonctionnent à leur niveau optimal, et donc soient en ...
Recognizing the inefficiencies and associated costs of poor decision making to motivate a common sense business case for immunization information system investment
David Brown
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Poor decision making due to "poor data quality", meaning data that are ill-fit for the decisions that need to be made, is one of the biggest challenges we confront in our efforts to improve the health and well-being of women and children around the world. Globally, many (though not all) leaders now recognize that poor decision making and poor data quality threaten to stall the progress made over the past 20-25 years. We recognize the problem and have talked at length about it, but now we must ta...
When should Ministries of Health use refrigerated vehicles to deliver vaccines?
James Cheyne
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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 vaccine introductions is li...
Immunization Supply Chain Strengthening subsite
Teresa Ha
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Dear all,
Did you know that there is a dedicated subsite on Immunization Supply Chain (iSC) strengthening on TechNet-21? In 2014, the Gavi Alliance partners developed the Gavi Immunization Supply Chains (iSC) Strategy around strengthening country immunization supply chains, focusing on five fundamentals: Data for Management; System Design; Leadership; Cold Chain Equipment; and Continuous Improvement Plans.
The iSC subsite houses information, tools, and resources that can help country governm...
WHO Immunization Monitoring Academy Fall 2018 programme
The WHO Immunization Monitoring Academy is a learning and capacity-building initiative. The Academy is open to all immunization professionals with an interest in the use, collection, and improvement of immunization data.
Starting in Fall 2018, the Academy will offer a WHO Scholar certificate programme to support competency development in national and sub-national staff. The Academy will offer:
Level 1 certificate course in developing a Data Improvement Plan (DIP) in both English and French....
Positive Role of HBR in Immunization Programme: EuVac Baby award
Dear viewers,
On behalf of the KVG team, I wish to share the PPT on Eu-Vac Baby presented during the regular Academic Society Meeting today.
Laasya, D/O Chaitra C.G is the indexed Eu-Vaccinee who timely graduated as a fully immunized child (FIC) before first birthday and “complete” immunization in the 17th month.
As agreed among local stakeholders, babies and their parents will receive the Eu-Vac Baby award next 14th Nov 2018, which is “Children’s day” in India, hoping for a successful public...
Advancing Immunization Programs around the Globe
Innovative solutions are not limited to products, drugs, or diagnostics. They include novel approaches and applications of a technology, service, or intervention to help countries advance their reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and development targets. As the immunization and child health technical lead for USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Survival Project (MCSP), JSI supports the expansion of the evidence base for approaches and facilitates locally owned and contex...
Release of the New JRF data on the web
Hemanthi
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The WHO website was updated with the most up to data WHO/UNICEF JRF data.
The main launching page for this data is accessible from: http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/data/en/ . From there you will be able to access:
Country Profiles: http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/globalsummary that include some charts and graphs;
Regional and Global Summaries (from points 1 and 2 of the page);
Disease incidence data in html or excel format;
Immunization coverage data: C...
WHO Software "Highly commended" at BMA book competition
Hemanthi
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A WHO software application, the Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT), conceptualized by Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor and Anne Schlotheuber of the department of Information, Evidence and Research, came "highly commended" in the prestigious British Medical Association (BMA) book competition on 4 September. Readers can use the software on their computers and mobile devices, to assess health equity in countries for a range of indicators and dimensions. Health equity data are visualized in a variety of ...
Call for examples of country materials on VVM
Dear colleagues,
I am working on a new book project on VVM.
I would like to include examples of the following and shall be grateful if you could kindly contact me. Your help is much appreciated!
If you have any of the following, besides sending the material, I'd appreciate it if you could kindly explain and give a short background on the material you are sending (especially for photographs - where it was taken, when it was taken, what is the event, and who is the photographer)
Please reply t...
Immunization Supply Chain Action Plan
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 ...
REPOST: Refrigerated vehicles in immunization programmes survey
Paul Mallins
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Dear colleagues,On behalf of the WHO Performance, Quality and Safety (PQS) Secretariat, we are delighted to invite your response to our survey on the use of refrigerated vehicles in immunization programmes.Refrigerated vehicles are crucial in the delivery of life-saving vaccines. Programmes that depend on one or a small number of refrigerated vehicles may be seriously impeded if a vehicle breaks down or is unable to maintain the temperature range that is required for the safe storage of vaccines...
Updated Immunization Delivery Cost Catalogue (IDCC), Webinar and Poster at HSR2018
Dear members,
You may remember an announcement in May 2018 when ThinkWell launched a set of products on the Immunization Economics platform (immunizationeconomics.org/ICAN) on immunization delivery costs. Our launch included findings from a systematic review of delivery costs of immunization programs in low- and middle-income countries, including a unit cost database (Immunization Delivery Cost Catalogue – the IDCC) and summary report with seven pooled immunization delivery unit cost estimates....
External evaluation results of MyChild Solution based on Smart Paper Technology in Afghanistan. Assessing data quality, operational costs, efficiency gains and transfer of work processes to the existing health system.
Dear colleagues,
The results of external evaluations assessing MyChild Solution based on Smart Paper Technology in Afghanistan are now available. These evaluations assessed the data quality, operational costs, efficiency gains as well as transfer of work processes to the existing health system in Afghanistan.
In 2015, the Shifo Foundation, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA), IKEA Foundation, and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Afghanistan started a joint collaboration to stre...
tetanus vaccine
1. How many doses (maximum) of tetanus doses is required in a ilfe time? 2. Is there a booster dose? 3. How many doses of tetanus is required after a cut injury?
With regards
Dr. Dhrupthob Sonam...
New WHO guidelines released on home-based records
David Brown
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Dear Colleagues,
WHO guidelines for home-based records were just recently released - WHO recommendations on home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018.
The recommendations, rationale and remarks below are abstracted from the document, which has been uploaded to the TechNet-21 Resource Library (TRL) here. The document is also available online here: http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/home-based-records-guidelines/en/.
...
Updated Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPD) Surveillance Standards Released
Minal Patel
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WHO has released the updated surveillance standards for more than 20 vaccine-preventable diseases. Each disease is its own self-contained chapter, available in color and in black and white (for ease of printing). There is also an introductory chapter detailing some of the basics of surveillance. French and Russian translations will be available in the coming months.
https://www.technet-21.org/en/library/explore/vaccines-and-delivery-technologies/4942-vaccine-preventable-diseases-surveillanc...
Please participate in the Vaccine Innovation Prioritisation Strategy survey
Dear colleagues,
In 2017, WHO, PATH, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF and Gavi launched the Vaccine Innovation Prioritisation Strategy (VIPS), with the aim to drive vaccine product innovation to better meet country needs and support Alliance goals on immunisation coverage and equity. Product innovation refers to completely new vaccine products or adaptations to existing products that provide measurable financial or programmatic benefits to low and middle income countries (LMICs), suc...
Take the PQS survey on the use of refrigerated vehicles in immunization programmes
Paul Mallins
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Dear colleagues, On behalf of the WHO Performance, Quality and Safety (PQS) Secretariat, we are delighted to invite your response to our survey on the use of refrigerated vehicles in immunization programmes. Refrigerated vehicles are crucial in the delivery of life-saving vaccines. Programmes that depend on one or a small number of refrigerated vehicles may be seriously impeded if a vehicle breaks down or is unable to maintain the temperature range that is required for the safe storage of vacc...
Does your immunization programme use refrigerated vehicles to deliver vaccines?
James Cheyne
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Good morning,
If your immunization programme uses a refrigerated vehicle WHO needs your insights and experience to help guide and improve the standards of these vehicles.
Take this opportunity to share your expertise with the community and contribute to global improvements. Please post your answers to TechNet-21 to three questions below:
Excluding routine servicing, has the vehicle needed to be repaired over the past three years?
Inside the refrigerated body have you needed to fit new she...
New tools for data quality and use introduction, adapted from the BID Initiative in Tanzania and Zambia
Strategic reuse of appropriate tools is one of the core principles of the BID Initiative. Over the last five years, we have worked with the governments of Tanzania and Zambia to enhance immunization and overall health service delivery by improving data collection, quality, and use, with interventions such as electronic immunization registries. We have created several planning, implementation, and data strengthening tools for use in Tanzania and Zambia, and have taken the most frequently used too...
REPOST: Remote Temperature Monitoring Devices (RTMDs) User Survey
Denise
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WHO PQS is conducting a survey to learn from users of Remote Temperature Monitoring Devices (RTMDs) and inform the future of vaccine cold chain monitoring.
Have you ever…
Received a text, email or notifications from an RTMD?
Interacted with RTMD hardware in the field, including responding to alarms?
Setup RTMD hardware and/or software?
Interacted with an online RTMD web portal?
Conducted repairs or service on RTMDs?
If so, we want YOU to help inform the future of RTMDs!
Interested? P...
Appropriate age for Td vaccine
Dear TechNet members,
We would like to know the appropriate age for Td vaccine and whether what we are practising is right. As per the manufacturer’s leaflet (Serum Institute of India), Td vaccine is for primary vaccination and revaccination of children older than 7 years. However, in Bhutan, we are giving at 6 years also.
Our immunization schedule for DTP containing and Td vaccine is as follows:
DTP-HepB-Hib (Pentavalent) at 6, 10 and 14 weeks.
DTP at 24 months
Td at 6 and 12 years
Td...
APPLY NOW - International Workshop on Scientific Writing_17-21 October 2018_Bangkok
Kavya RS
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Dear Colleagues,
Empower is organizing the International Workshop on Scientific Writing, scheduled from 17th to 21st October 2018, in Bangkok, Thailand.
The overall aim of this workshop is to develop the skills of the professionals in conceptualizing, writing and publishing high-quality manuscripts in peer-reviewed international and national journals. In addition, participants will learn the publication process from a journal editor's perspective, including the selection of best journal for ...
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