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Curated by TechNet members and partner organisations, the Topics area contains a rich array of technical information on hot issues in immunization; each Topic page provides the community with easy access to a hand-picked list of the most important resources on a given subject - from Covid-19 and CTC to home-based records and HPV vaccine introduction. Our members are adding new topics all the time.

Vaccines & devices Supply chain and logistics Service delivery Data Programme management Global initiatives

Vaccines & devices

COVID-19 Vaccine Label: User Evaluation

  • Jacqueline Deelstra
COVID-19 PATH Outbreak

Delivery technology – technical resources

  • David Brown
Vaccines & delivery devices Tetanus Rubella Mumps Measles Dengue UniJect Microarray patch Intradermal Injection device Delivery device

Dose Per Container: Understanding the Effects of Multidose Vaccine Presentations

  • Kelly McDonald

Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM) - technical resources

  • jon Pearman
VVM Temperature monitoring Temperature indicator

Supply chain and logistics

Cold chain equipment management - technical resources

  • ADAMA SAWADOGO
Global initiatives Water-pack freezer Solar SDD Repair and maintenance Refrigerator / freezer Refrigerated vehicle Ice-lined Coolant pack Cold room / freezer room Cold box / vaccine carrier 30DTR

Controlled temperature chain - technical resources

  • Anna-Lea Kahn
Supply chain & logistics English CTC

Effective Vaccine Management - technical resources

  • Dan Brigden
Supply chain & logistics English NLWG EVM CMYP

Freeze-preventive passive containers – technical resources

  • Pat Lennon
Cold room / freezer room Cold box / vaccine carrier

Healthcare Waste Management

  • Wendy Prosser
Waste management

Immunization Forecasting and Supply Planning Toolbox

  • Dorthe Konradsen
Supply chain & logistics Planning, budgeting and financing Forecasting

Immunization supply chain planning tools

  • Dan Brigden
Supply chain & logistics WHO Waste management Temperature monitoring Refrigerator / freezer Cold room / freezer room Cold box / vaccine carrier

National logistics working groups

  • Dorothy Leab
Supply chain & logistics English

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine - Technical resources

  • Maricel CASTRO
COVID-19 Training

Project Optimize

  • Dan Brigden
Supply chain & logistics Optimize

Temperature Monitoring: Keeping a Cold Chain Cold

  • Dan Brigden
Supply chain & logistics English Temperature monitoring Repair and maintenance Data 30DTR

Temperature monitoring - technical resources

  • ADAMA SAWADOGO
Training Temperature monitoring

Service delivery

Leveraging Community Health Workers (CHWs) to administer vaccines

  • Rebecca Alban
Malawi

Missed Opportunities for Vaccination (MOV)

  • Laura Nic Lochlainn
Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV)

Data

COVID-19 Paper Based Information System

  • Jan Grevendonk
Data COVID-19 Outbreak Immunization information systems Home-based records Coverage monitoring

Deploying an electronic LMIS: Making the right choice

  • Dan Brigden
Data LMIS Immunization information systems

Home-based records

  • Laura Nic Lochlainn
Data English Home-based records

Immunization Data: Evidence for Action (IDEA)

  • Jacqueline Deelstra
Programme management English PATH Data reporting Data quality Data

The BID Initiative

  • BID Initiative
Data PATH Registries LMIS Data

The impact of COVID-19 on immunization programmes - publications

  • M. Carolina Danovaro
Data COVID-19 Outbreak Disease surveillance Data

Triangulation for improved decision-making in immunization programmes

  • Angela Montesanti Porter
Data Triangulation Planning, budgeting and financing Data

Vaccination coverage surveys - technical resources

  • M. Carolina Danovaro
Data English Data quality Coverage monitoring

Programme management

Behavioural and social drivers of vaccination

  • Lisa Menning

COVID-19 Vaccine Introduction: Building Global Capacity

  • Santosh Gurung
Programme management COVID-19 English Outbreak

Covid-19 - Technical resources

  • Santosh Gurung
Programme management COVID-19 English Outbreak

Demand and uptake

  • Lisa Menning

Gender and Immunization

  • Stephanie Shendale
Programme management

Guidance, tools, and resources for evidence-based decisions on vaccine switches and EPI portfolio optimization

  • Molly Sauer
Programme management English

HPV introduction - technical resources

  • Paul Bloem
Programme management HPV Training New vaccine introduction Coverage monitoring Communications

HR & leadership - technical resources

  • Adebayo Adekola
Programme management Training HR EVM

Life Course and Integration

  • Stephanie Shendale
Programme management English Policy and legislation Integration IA2030

Malaria vaccine introduction – technical resources

  • Jenny Walldorf
Programme management Malaria English New vaccine introduction

Manual for the Laboratory-based Surveillance of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome

  • Mick Mulders
Programme management Rubella Measles English Disease surveillance

Market Information

  • Johanna FIHMAN
WHO MI4A

Mini-cPIE (COVID-19 vaccination IAR) Clinics: Experience Sharing and Lessons Learned

  • Jenny Walldorf
Programme management Venezuela Bolivarian Republic Of Uganda South Sudan Somalia Serbia Senegal Mozambique Ghana Gambia Democratic Republic Of The Congo Bhutan COVID-19 IAR cPIE

National Immunization Strategies (NIS) Guidelines

  • Johanna FIHMAN
Programme management Planning, budgeting and financing NIS

National Immunization Strategies (NIS): Resources in English

  • Johanna FIHMAN
Planning, budgeting and financing NIS

Stratégies Nationales de Vaccination (NIS): Ressources en Français

  • Johanna FIHMAN
French Planning, budgeting and financing NIS

Support package for integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes and primary health care

  • Alba Vilajeliu
Programme management COVID-19 English

Verification and Traceability Initiative

  • Carly Nel
Programme management

WHO Costing, Budgeting, Financing and Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines

  • Louis Alexandre Whest
Programme management COVID-19 English WHO Planning, budgeting and financing

WHO EPI - core reference material

  • Stephanie Shendale
Programme management English WHO

Global initiatives

'Learning Collective Initiative' in Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership

  • Santosh Gurung
Global initiatives COVID-19 Outbreak

Eliminate Yellow Fever Strategy - laboratory information (EYE LABS)

  • Jean-François (Jeff) Lemaire
Global initiatives Yellow fever English Disease surveillance

Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF)

  • Angela Hwang
Global initiatives IA2030

Global compendium of country knowledge on COVID-19 vaccination

  • Alejandro Ramirez Gonzalez
Global initiatives COVID-19 English Outbreak

Regional and Country Priorities for vaccine research

  • Angela Hwang
Global initiatives

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