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Data triangulation for improved decision making

Ethiopia is introducing a new tool to triangulate data between program and supply chain. Similar to map reading where compass bearings from three known points can estimate a position, data triangulation uses multiple data sources to get better reliability/accuracy. 

You can ready more about it here.

What are other practical experiences with data triangulation?

Wendy

Seeking Secondment Organizer/Company Feedback!

Johnson and Johnson Global Public Health Supply Chain, in partnership with the People that Deliver (PtD), is collecting information to develop a strategy guide for Secondment models between private and public sector organizations supporting health supply chains. The first phase of this project involves connecting with individuals who have participated in a secondment program (either receiving a secondee, or as a secondee themselves). Our aim is to bring together collective best practices, knowledge and insight and create a strategy guide that can be used to inform the development of future secondment programs. What is a Secondment? A private sector employee offering full-time support to a public sector company or organization. Why focus on Secondment for the Private and Public Sector? Secondments offer a win-win situation to both the company that “loans” their employee and the group that receives them. Local stakeholders gain access to new knowledge, insights and resources, and...

RECAINSA's Webinar: Women Leaders in Digital Health

Dear colleagues

We hope you all are well and safe. We are finishing the month dedicated to all women that with their daily work contribute enormously to have better health systems in the world. For that reason, RECAINSA invites you to join a Webinar titled "Women Leaders in Digital Health" in which we will have the participation of some of the digital health women leaders in Latin America sharing their experiences and their vision of digital transformation with equity and inclusion.

+ Date: March 31, 2020 + Hour: 12 PM EST / 10 AM CST

+ Registration: https://us04web.zoom.us/meeting/register/v5MucuquqDIrHRDU2aF73YJYgs1PtRI2tg

+ Language: Spanish We'll share a summary in English after the Webinar and please feel free to share with your contacts. Warm regards

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) tool for cold chain equipment version 1.8 and ONLINE tool now available

We hope this finds you all in good health and sanity amid the challenging times with Covid-19.  We will all get through this and if spreadsheets brighten your day, we have great news for you!!! We are happy to announce the latest version of the Total Cost of Ownership tool for cold chain equipment (v1.8) is now available to download and use. If you have been using an earlier version of the tool, please download the latest version from the link below.   Version 1.8 includes includes price updates and the latest PQS pre-qualified equipment as of February 2020. To download the latest version (in English or French) with the most up to date products and pricing here: https://www.path.org/resources/total-cost-of-ownership-tool-for-cold-chain-equipment/ We are also happy to announce the Online version of the TCO tool.  This can be found at http://www.coldchainTCO.org  The online versioin is avilable in English and French, includes multi-currency present...

Vaccine Carrier Survey

Hello,

I hope this message finds you safe during this chaotic time. A group of students and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are developing an actively-cooled vaccine carrier powered by metal energy harvesting technology. We are in the process of creating the first prototype, and are seeking your feedback on what features (if any) of carriers most need improvement. Your advice and feedback is very helpful to us in determining what to focus on going forward, and even if we should move forward at all. The 5-minute survey will remain available until April 1. Thank you for your time. 

Gratefully,

Joshua Anumolu (feel free to connect at janumolu@sas.upenn.edu

Link to survey: https://forms.gle/ADatAxEZ5DQkXMrj7

The costs of electronic immunization registries: New PATH journal article calculates cost of digital systems

For an annual cost of between US$3.30 to $3.81 per child under the age of one, health workers in Tanzania can benefit from the better data and time savings made possible by an electronic immunization registry (EIR). In Zambia, these benefits cost US$8.46 per child under the age of one. That higher number is partly due to the fact that Zambia has a smaller birth cohort than Tanzania. PATH and the BID Initiative recently coauthored a journal article in BMJ Global Health with partners from the governments of Tanzania and Zambia. The article helps fill a critical evidence gap on the costs associated with designing, developing, rolling out, and maintaining EIRs in low- and middle-income countries. The study uses project expenditure data for the BID Initiative between 2013 and 2018 and focused on three implementation regions in Tanzania, and one province in Zambia. Learn more below: BMJ Global Health journal article BID Initiative blog post Thanks, Celina on beha...

Measles and Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine Five-dose vial Presentations Facts Sheet

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.

Please find the link : https://www.technet-21.org/en/?option=com_sobipro&;sid=5050&pid=57&Itemid=2586

On behalf of UNICEF and WHO, I wish you an insightful reading and look forward to interesting and fruitful discussions with the TechNet-21 community!

Michelle Seidel

Immunization Supply Chain, Programme Division, UNICEF 

COURSE LAUNCH: International Careers in Global Health and Supply Chain

Are you interested in helping the world and creating social impact? Are you looking for an international career in global health and supply chain ?Would you like to work for the United Nations and International non profit organizations? (WHO, UNDP, Global Fund, USAID, Gavi, Chemonics, MSH, Oxfam, CARE, PLAN, Red Cross) If you answered YES to any of these questions, then this course is for you! This course will help you to understand the world of ‘Development Sector’, and how it works. It will help you to plan your career for entering these organizations and getting the right experience and opportunities     Click here to Register- http://bit.ly/33mS7ex