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Service experience plays an important role in establishing trust and confidence in the health system and influences the use of services by clients and caregivers. In this video, learn about what...
Immunization Service Experience includes the factors within and beyond the interactions between a health worker and an immunization client which influence the delivery and experience of the...
Immunization service experience (SE) includes the factors within and beyond the interactions between a health worker and an immunization client which influence the delivery and experience of the...
Immunization Service Experience includes the factors within and beyond the interactions between a health worker and an immunization client which influence the delivery and experience of the...
Immunization service experience includes the factors within and beyond the interactions between a health worker and an immunization client which influence the delivery and experience of the...
EMBEDDING A HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN APPROACH IN SUBNATIONAL COVERAGE AND EQUITY ASSESSMENTS
Nationally representative household survey that provides data for wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health and nutrition.
Provides an overview of the most recent and historical data on GAVI supported vaccine products that UNCIEF procures on behalf of countries. Provides information on vaccine, form, presentation, number...
Jointly developed by UNICEF and Management Sciences for Health to improve the long-term planning of community health services, this tool can calculate and project the cost of community health...
Tool for estimating the total, annual costs of implementing a second year of life (2YL) healthy child visit in a country.
This document is a UPS presentation made during a webinar session on "Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine new formulation: implications on vaccine management, supply chain, and technical assistance".
Contenido: En esta presentación se resumen las recomendaciones y consideraciones más recientes de la OMS para elegir productos vacunales contra la COVID-19 con la lista de la OMS para uso de...
Health outcomes in urban areas are generally better than those in rural areas, but when outcomes in urban areas are disaggregated, large disparities exist between the richest and poorest. Current...
Contenu : Ce jeu de diapositives résume les derniers facteurs à prendre en considération et recommandations de l’OMS quant au choix des produits vaccinaux contre la COVID-19 avec la liste...
UNICEF webinar on Human Resources and Advocacy for technical assistance.
Content: This slide set summarizes WHO latest recommendations and considerations for choosing COVID-19 vaccine products with WHO Emergency Use List (EUL) (currently available under COVAX) as of 18...
Cette ressource a été élaborée pour faciliter le développement de plans d’action nationaux stratégiques et bien
coordonnés afin de contrer rapidement la désinformation sur les vaccins et...
Results from vaccination surveys during Ebola outbreaks in the DRC and guidance for better use of social sciences analytics and vaccination in humanitarian settings
Pleased to share the report and PowerPoint presentation on temperature monitoring study of Afghanistan done in 2019 and 2020 over two seasons of summer and winter.
This document summarizes the challenges faced by the immunization supply chain (iSC) in
reaching the communities with the most zero-dose children, namely urban poor, remote rural...
This document provides guidance on activities related to cold chain
equipment inventory (CCEI) data management to countries that deliver comprehensive health services and immunization programs. It...
Agora is a free portal offering tailored learning solutions to UNICEF's staff, partners and supporters. This page gathers all the e-learning content provided by Agora and related to immunization.
The Vaccine Management Handbook, a component of the EVM Initiative, has been written for decision-makers at national and subnational levels; its purpose is to provide technical advice on key topics...
Resilient, high-performing immunization supply chains (iSCs) are the basis for strong primary health care systems and the foundation for reaching global immunization coverage and equity targets. Yet...
This presentation provides an analysis of results from all EVM assessments conducted between 2009 and 2018.
This guidance forms part of the country support packages and responds to a need in the market for effective organizational design that will enhance supply chain efficiency and effectiveness in the...
VillageReach describes how the supply chain design process provides a good opportunity to investigate and address potential inequities. VillageReach documented its framework to help identify...
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....
WHO and UNICEF strongly recommend the systematic and exclusive use of auto-disable (AD) syringes for the delivery of vaccines and reuse prevention syringes (RUP) for the reconstitution of vaccines...
This Facts Sheet informs of the availability of a measles vaccines and combined measles-rubella (MR) vaccines in both a 10-dose vial and a 5-dose vial presentation through (or via) UNICEF...
This guidance\'s objectives are to: 1. Raise the level of awareness and contribute to capacity building on issues associated with decommissioning and disposal by providing an overview of CCE...
This guidance\'s objectives are to: 1. Raise the level of awareness and contribute to capacity building on issues associated with decommissioning and disposal by providing an overview of CCE...
The Human Resources for Supply Chain Management Theory of Change provides a useful basis for strategic planning, by providing a foundation for developing strategies to manage the quantity, type, and...
Le présent document indique aux pays comment se doter d’un plan d’amélioration continue de leur
chaîne d’approvisionnement en vaccins. Il a pour objet de les aider à développer des...
WHO guidelines on preparations for introduction and programme adjustments required.
The Cold Chain Weight & Volume Calculator is a practical tool for calculating the space required for in-country deliveries and cold chain storage. It is designed to help Partners/ EPI and Supply...
A framework for public health SC strengthening that takes the user through a step by step approach for developing, implementing and monitoring a comprehensive supply chain strategy and implementation...
In Myanmar, UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) in their efforts to improve supply chain performance by strengthening the collection, sharing and use of supply chain data at...
Key information for UNICEF staff and partners, ensuring the effective and efficient procurement of Cold Chain equipment. This module gives general guidance to the procurement of Cold Chain Equipment....
This WHO-UNICEF Guidance Note provides guidance to countries on how to develop a continuous immunization supply chain (iSC) improvement plan. Its purpose is to help countries build a case for supply...
WHO Vaccine Management Handbook: How to monitor temperatures in the vaccine supply chain. WHO IVB 15.04
WHO Vaccine Management Handbook: How to use passive containers and coolant-packs for vaccine transport and outreach operations. WHO IVB 15.03
Les objectifs généraux de ce guide sont les suivants :
1. Accroître le niveau de sensibilisation et contribuer au renforcement des capacités sur les questions
associées au...
This guidance\'s objectives are to:
1. Raise the level of awareness and contribute to capacity building on issues associated with decommissioning and disposal by providing an overview of CCE...
This document compiles cIP workshop agendas, to help the user building his/her own for his/her country cIP workshop. - The Repository is UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A first example is available, more will be...
This document captures key information to conduct a root cause analysis, as one of the steps to develop a continuous Improvement Plan (cIP).
How to develop a Continuous Improvement Plan (cIP) - Supplement 4: Collaborative Workshop Techniques
As mentioned in the cIP Guidance Note, the cIP workshop is a multi-day, interactive process where relevant stakeholders can collaborate to review the situation analysis in depth, conduct a rapid...
This document captures key information to conduct a situation analysis, as one of the steps to develop a continuous Improvement Plan (cIP).
Every year, 2.6 million babies die before turning one month old.1 One million of them take their first and last breaths on the day they are born. Another 2.6 million are stillborn. Each of these...
Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe pediatric diarrhea globally, estimated to have caused 120,000 deaths among
children aged <5 years in sub-Saharan Africa in 2013 (1). In 2009, the World Health...
More than 40 short videos teaching important Data Monitoring topics are available in English at www.immunizationacademy.com. This new initiative sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
Since 2015, the WHO-UNICEF Hub supports establishing and strengthening NLWGs. This document summarizes the concept of NLWG, its mandate and mode of operation based on the key results of the NLWG...
The Guidance was developed by the WHO-UNICEF Immunization Supply Chain and Logistics Hub and is aligned with the “Joint Statement on Comprehensive EVM”. This guidance document aims to support...
The tools include templates and sample documents to establish and strengthen NLWGs, e.g. ToRs, Memberships criteria list, members’ assignment description (including chair and secretariat) check...
\"Each year, the WHO and UNICEF release an annual report that estimates global immunization coverage. The report offers a snapshot of the world’s progress toward achieving the Global Vaccine Action...
A total of 105 countries have introduced IPV as of September 2016 of which 85 have procured the vaccine through UNICEF. The Global Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018 called for the...
Руководство по оперативному развертыванию для стран.
Guide de déploiement opérationnel à l’intention des pays.
Guía de implantación operativa para los países.
Human resources is the backbone of any system and the key enabler for all other functions to effectively perform. This is no different with the Immunization Supply Chain, more so in todays’ complex...
BACKGROUND: UNICEF launched the mobile-based Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) system in Bihar in 2014 along with the state government to electronically capture information and identify gaps in the...
Following the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in July 2014, UNICEF was asked to co-lead,...
Since the launch of the global Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in 1974, vaccination against 6 diseases (tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles) has prevented...
In 1974, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Expanded Program on Immunization* to provide protection against six vaccine-preventable diseases through routine infant immunization (1)....
Zambia had a population of just over 13 million in 2010 of which 60.5% lived in rural areas. The total fertility rate is high at 5.9 per woman and higher in rural areas. Zambia is classified as a...
Attached is a new flyer that lists all the online courses available as part of the Immunization eLearning Initiative. This digital learning program was developed by WHO and UNICEF...
Since the global Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was launched in 1974, vaccination against six diseases (tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles) has prevented...
Religious leaders, with their tremendous authority at the grass roots, are key to garnering community support for broad immunization coverage. This workbook, designed for communication and programme...
A mere $1.20 prevents the death of a mother and her future babies from tetanus. Yet 180,000 infants and 30,000 women still die each year from the disease, easily preventible through immunization and...
A case study has been published to share information about some of the change management and motivational strategies deployed by UNICEF and WHO to support high levels of participation in the...
The Immunization eLearning Initiative, developed by WHO and UNICEF, now offers four rapid e-courses that can be taken in less than one hour. These courses include: Multi-Dose Vial Policy, Vaccine...
Two French courses are now available as part of the Immunization eLearning Initiative curriculum. These courses include Immunization Supply Chain Management (Gestion de la Chaîne...
As part of the Immunization eLearning Initiative, UNICEF and WHO announce the availability of a new online course for Microplanning. This type of planning is an important tool to ensure that...
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Routine immunization is a key child survival intervention. Issues related to quality of service delivery pose operational challenges in delivering effective immunization...
Temperature Monitoring in the Vaccine Cold Chain is an advanced ISCM online mini-course that examines one vaccine’s journey in the fictitious country of Makari from airport arrival to the point of...
Publication Abstract: In November 2009, Sierra Leone conducted a preventive yellow fever (YF) vaccination campaign targeting individuals aged nine months and older in six health districts. The...
Publication Abstract: We used the clustered lot quality assurance sampling (clustered-LQAS) technique to identify districts with low immunization coverage and guide mop-up actions during the last 4...
Developed jointly by UNICEF and WHO, this brief \"MDVP\" mini-course provides all partners and staff working to support immunization with a better understanding of the 2014 revision of the Multi-Dose...
Developed jointly by WHO and UNCIEF, the \"Immunization Coverage Data\" course will help all partners and staff working to support immunization with the knowledge needed to make the best use of...
Developed jointly by WHO and UNICEF, the \"Immunization Coverage Data\" course will help all partners and staff working to support immunization with the knowledge needed to make the best use of...
Developed jointly by UNICEF and WHO, the \"Communication for Immunization\" course will provide all partners and staff working to support immunization with a better understanding of how communication...
Developed jointly by WHO and UNICEF, the “Immunization Supply Chain Management” course provides all partners and staff working in support of immunization with a better understanding of the role...
WHO recommends that all children receive one dose of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG), three doses of diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis vaccine (DTP), three doses of either oral polio vaccine...
BACKGROUND: Data on home-based records
(HBRs) practices within national immunization programmes are
non-existent, making it difficult to determine whether current
efforts of immunization...
In Uttar Pradesh, India, in response to low routine immunization coverage and ongoing poliovirus circulation, a network of U.S.-based CORE Group member and local nongovernmental organizations...
Introduction: Origins and Definitions
International cooperation for purposes of infectious and tropical disease control goes back to at least the 14th century, when early concepts of quarantine...
The Expanded Programme on Immunization was introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in all countries during the 1970s. Currently, this effective public health intervention is still not...
After two decades of conflict, Somalia remains a fragile state where large scale displacement and inadequate access to functioning health services have left children vulnerable to morbidity and...
Middle-income countries (MICs) as a group are not only characterized by a wide range of gross national income (GNI) per capita (US $1026 to $12,475), but also by diversity in size, geography,...
Measles supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) offer children in countries with weaker immunization delivery systems like India a second opportunity for measles vaccination. They could also...
The Cold Chain Support Package (CCSP) provides commercial and technical information to enable an efficient and effective procurement process for Cold Chain products and services
The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund promote integration of maternal and child health (MCH) and immunization services as a strategy to strengthen immunization...
WHO and UNICEF supported Ghana to conduct Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) assessments in September 2010 and October 2014 respectively with the view to strengthening vaccine and logistics...
The Expanded Program on Immunization was established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1974 to ensure universal access to routinely recommended childhood vaccines. Six vaccine-preventable...
An expert consultation was held in April 2015 to review equipment solutions to the problem of vaccines being exposed to sub-zero temperatures while being transported in passive vaccine carriers....
The current strategy utilized by WHO/United Nations Children\'s Fund (UNICEF) to reach the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy 2010 measles reduction goal includes increasing coverage of measles...