You are invited to the launching of the manual Designing and Implementing Gridded Population Surveys, a manual with step-by-step tutorials for survey practitioners - See flyer to register or go...
The Boost Community's upcoming Bright Spots live engagement will take place on Friday, June 3 at 9:00 AM EST (find local time), highlighting Leveraging the Power of Storytelling to Increase Vaccine...
New from Boost Sparks ⚡Hear from Ismaila Ibrahim Edego, an immunization expert who specializes in vaccine campaigns that reach underserved communities across Kaduna State, Nigeria.Edego joins the...
Course Announcement: Storytelling For Change
Self-Paced Online Training for Immunization & Other Health Care Professionals
Deadline to register: Friday, March 4th
The Boost Community, in...
Deadline extended
Do you work on health or immunization? Are you passionate about new and innovative approaches to improving vaccination coverage?
If ‘yes’, then we’d like to hear from...
Vx Data Insights Webinar #5: Ad-hoc health facility tools & workarounds: How Kenyan healthcare workers create their own solutions to immunization data challenges
August 13, 2020, 9:30 a.m. EST /...
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Online Workshop: Building Sustainable and Resilient National Immunization Supply Chains during COVID-19 and BeyondDate: August 13th, 2020 (English session) Time: 14:00 CET...
Vx Data Insights Webinar #4: How WhatsApp is transforming communications within the Kenyan healthcare system
July 30, 2020, 9:30 a.m. EST / 3:30 p.m. CEST (Geneva)
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Policy vs Practice: Two modes that reflect decision-making in the Kenyan health system
July 16, 2020, 9:30 a.m. EST / 3:30 p.m. CEST (Geneva)
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The Health System Map and Its Actors: Introducing you to the key actors who make up the Kenyan Immunization Program
July 2, 2020, 9:30 a.m. EDT / 1:30 p.m. GMT
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Re-framing how we think about decision-making: 3 lessons from healthcare workers and managers in Kenya
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Dear all,
Please, find attached a short report on the above-mentioned training for 250 central and state level supply chain management officers in Nigeria (20 - 24 January...
Dear TechNet community,
Poor power conditions are a major challenge to maintaining the vaccine cold chain in many LMICs, necessitating the development of specialized CCE such as ILRs and SDD...
The story of a time and temperature indicator (vaccine vial monitor) that has dramatically changed the course of vaccine management practices as well as shaped the future of cold chain, THE BOOK OF...
Having successfully completed the GRISP Level 1 certification course in routine immunization planning. WHO impact accelerator team call for urgent need to implement the project I developed through...
Nigeria EX-Scholars on the way to creating lasting impact
WHO Scholar program a learning approach to bring sharing new innovations and intervention guideline to improving immunization system all...
My name is Abdullahi Umar an Immunization Information System and coverage specialist, working with African Field Epidemiology Network deployed to Borno State, Nigeria with the main purpose of...
Building Bridges to Stronger Leadership and Governance for Health
Strengthening Primary Health Care and Immunization in the post 2020 era in Africa
Thursday, April 25, 2019
9:00 -10:30...
USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) is pleased to introduce our latest publication, Community Monitoring of Individual Children’s Vaccinations: Six Country...
Recent reports [1] of counterfeit yellow fever vaccination certificates in Zambia follow reports of falsified proof of vaccination documents being used in other countries, including Ethiopia [2],...
Hello,
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...
You will find in the TechNet-21 Resource Library the recently released WHO report "Explorations of Inequality: Childhood Immunization" and its accompanying interactive data...
Dear Colleagues,
You are cordially invited to the Africa Conference on Healthcare Delivery (AHD Conference) 2018, which is to be held in Abuja, Nigeria, June 25-27. The theme of the conference is:...
Goodday colleagues,
I am developing a post-graduate research proposal for submission in an academic institution to improve service delivery and continous quality improvement. The topic isTHE...
Dear all
We wish to share the activity held in our college (KVG Medical College & Hospiatal) on 24 October 2017 with the readers.
On 24th October 2017, Rotary - Sullia branch in collaboration...
Dear TechNet community,
The 15th TechNet Conference will take place next week in Cascais, Portugal. All plenary sessions will be streamed on the TechNet-21 channel on YouTube, so if you are not...
Dear Collegues,
The purpose of our Procurement Programme is to introduce students to an integrated approach in the management of the procurement of products
This program promotes a...
by Dr Blanche ANYA and Dr David BROWN
During 21-24 February 2017, representatives from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda gathered in Kampala, Uganda to rethink and improve...
Greetings from Strathmore Business School and Imperial Health Sciences.
Allow me to introduce to you the PharmCom Program as below:
Introduction
A 2 week (10 working days) Competency based...
Best Practice Distribution Development Training
Introduction:
It is with great pleasure that the Imperial Logistics Supply Chain Academy introduce to you the 5 day program for distribution...
You are cordially invited to our upcoming conference - Africa Conference on Healthcare Delivery (AHD Conference 2017), which is taking place between 12 and 14 June, 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria. See...
Best Practice Distribution Development Training
Introduction:
It is with great pleasure that the Imperial Logistics Supply Chain Academy introduce to you the 5 day program for distribution...
Dear Colleagues,
PSA is seeking a National Supply Chain Consultant in Nigeria to coordinate delivery of PSA’s technical assistance in Health and Humanitarian Supply Chains systems in Nigeria with...
Immunization programs in low-income countries are facing the most ambitious targets of the last four decades: reach every child with existing and many new vaccines. The original immunization supply...
Happy New Year to all TechNet members! I trust that the holiday season was relaxing and peaceful for all. I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued participation in the...
Dear colleagues,
The Interagency Supply Chain Group (ISG) comprising 15 global agencies, are actively involved in supporting supply chain efforts across all disease areas.The purpose of this group...
A well-functioning supply chain often goes unnoticed. People rarely talk about fully stocked shelves at the store or on-time delivery of a package. It’s the interruptions to the supply chain that...
Introduction
A 2 week (10 working days) Competencybased training for Procurement Managers delivered by The Institute of Healthcare Management, Strathmore University Business School
Course...
Interesting paper on system design in Nigeria from Health Affairs.
Abstract
One of the major problems facing Nigeria’s vaccine supply chain is the lack of adequate vaccine storage facilities....
Twenty-three speakers including 21 representatives from Member States (i.e. 15[2]), and two civil society organizations[4] and took note of the recommendations.
While Member States acknowledged...
Thirty countries have now introduced IPV vaccine as part of objective 2 of the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan. In August, the second of the polio endemic countries, Pakistan,...
Thank you to all the countries who have responded so far to the supply chain manager survey (Benin, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Guinea, Tanzania, Tonga, Zimbabwe and...
As you may know, immunization was on the agenda at the World Health Assembly in May.
This year, PATH listened specifically for references to immunization supply chains and logistics. A few official...
Cross-posted from the IAPHL forum with many thanks! Dear IAPHL members, Firstly, thanks to Victoria, Kamran, Gashaw, Wendy, and Prashant for providing their insights.They show the variety of value...
Two solar direct drive ice pack freezers have been successfully tested for seven months in Columbia. The F-1 was manufactured by Sun Frost and a second freezer was produced by Sun Danzer. The...
Here are some of the latest immunization data available on the WHO website: Global Immunization Data Summary: Global immunization coverage in 2012 Immunization currently averts an estimated two to...
Unknown gunmen on Saturday the 28th of December 2013 opened indiscriminate fire on entering a hospital and fled from the scene. Subsequently, one polio worker, Zahid Gul, was killed on the spot...
[i]Cross-posted from [url=http://www.childsurvival.net/?content=com_frontpage]www.childsurvival.net[/url] with thanks![/i]
I wanted to let you know about an exciting new polio initiative...
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and partners have worked hard to combat maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) illnesses, but the burden of these conditions in Nigeria remains...
by Raja Rao and Joseph Torres, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
In November last year, 17 different proposals on how to optimize immunization systems were each
awarded $100,000 by the...
[i]This blog by Judith Kaufmann has been cross-posted from the Health Affairs blog.[/i] Many thanks.
The week of December 17 was a grim one for the polio eradication effort in Pakistan. Seven...
The world of polio eradication has been abuzz since the last issue, with a series of meetings in Geneva and beyond to flesh out a global endgame strategy – and to raise the funds to pay for it.
...
Welcome to the World Polio Day special.
Since this time last year, India has been taken off the list of countries with active wild poliovirus transmission. Polio now stalks children among the...
This week is set to be an exciting one in the world of polio eradication. Leaders from around the world have been invited by the United Nations Secretary-General to speak about their work and their...
If you happen to be in New York City, USA, show your support for polio eradication on 29 September at the [url=http://www.globalfestival.com/]Global Festival[/url] in Central Park.
The event...
On the occasion of the first Global Summit on Child Survival held in Washington DC on 14th and 15th June 2012 and hosted by governments of USA, Ethiopia and India – with the collaboration of UNICEF...
Polio focus at World Health Assembly
This week, global health leaders are discussing whether to consider polio eradication a 'programmatic emergency for global public health'. Download the...
Excerpts from a discussion on another forum about adverse events following immunization (AEFI) data collection.
[i]Dhruv wrote:[/i]
A wise option. Why don't we develop a cellphone-based...
[i]Many thanks to GAVI CSO.[/i]
Dear Colleagues,
We are very excited about Nigeria’s National Vaccine Summit in advance of World Immunization Week. This first ever event of its kind is...
It’s official, India has been removed from the list of polio-endemic countries. From the 125 countries in the world that were infected with polio when the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)...
Dear polio eradication supporter,
While we wait for the final case count for 2011, we can look back over the year as one of mixed success and setbacks. One success will go into the history books:...
Dear polio eradication supporter,
Last month, we flagged that there would be critical changes ahead at the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to increase the speed with which we identify and...
This has been cross-posted from the [url=http://sabin.org/blog/progress-sustainable-immunization-financing-program]SABIN website[/url] with thanks.
Since late 2008, the...
Dear colleagues,?
Please find attached the Monthly Situation Report as usual and visit [url=http://www.polioeradication.org/]www.polioeradication.org[/url] for regular updates on the Global Polio...
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached the Monthly Situation Report as usual and visit [url=http://www.polioeradication.org/]www.polioeradication.org[/url] for regular updates on the Global Polio...
Dear Colleagues,
The team at the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is currently reviewing its publications and would like your input. We have put together a small survey which should take no more...
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to attach the report of the 30 June - 1 July 2011 meeting of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative...
Dear Colleagues,
Please visit for regular updates on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Note that all data in this report refer to 28 June 2011.
The French version will be available on 08...
A few weeks ago, I posted a blog about the US Embassy Humanitarian assistance programs in West-Africa, and specifically in Mali, Nigeria, Chad, Senegal and...
Dear colleagues,
Please visit [url=http://www.polioeradication.org/]www.polioeradication.org[/url] for regular updates on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Note that all data in this report...
Dear Colleagues,
Please visit www.polioeradication.org for regular updates on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Note that all data in this report refers to 04 May 2011. The French version...
Dear colleagues,
Please visit www.polioeradication.org for regular updates on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Note that all data in this report refers to 30 March 2011. The French version...
Dear Colleagues,
Please visit www.polioeradication.org for regular updates on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Note that all data in this report refers to 01 March 2011.
The French...
Dear colleagues,
Please visit www.polioeradication.org for regular updates on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Note that all data in this report refers to 01 February 2011. The French...
Dear colleagues,?
Please visit www.polioeradication.org for regular updates on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Note that all data in this report refers to 14 December 2010. The French...
The TechNet21 meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur from 30 November 2010 to 2 December 2010. The following presentations were made during the three days.
[b]Day 1: Tuesday, 30 November 2010...
Dear colleagues,
Please visit [url=http://www.polioeradication.org/]www.polioeradication.org[/url] for regular updates on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Note that all data in this report...
[b]UPDATE ON MATERNAL NEONATAL TETANUS ELIMINATION AS OF OCTOBER 2010[/b]
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[b] [/b]WHO/CHERG estimates for causes of child mortality show that Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) was...
James Cheyne shares with us the jointly produced (IFRC/GAVI Alliance) advocacy report on immunization, entitled "Unfinished business". The report was pre-released at the UN Palais in Geneva earlier...
WHO/IVB is very pleased to announce the members of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (IPAC):
Chair: Shelley DEEKS – Medical Epidemiologist – Ontario Agency for Health...
New bivalent polio vaccine simplifies logistics in hard-to-reach areas[i]by Ian Lewis, UNICEF Supply Division[/i]
Since 2005, the [url=http://www.polioeradication.org/]Global Polio Eradication...
Dear Sirs,
We would like to post jobs for the following three areas. The employer is CONSEIL SANTE and the period of employment is one year.
[b]1. Team Leader, Health Planner[/b]
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Dear Colleagues,
The Polio Eradication Research and Product Development team at the World Health Organization is pleased to bring you the fifth editin of the [i]Polio Pipeline [/i]newsletter.
This...
USAID's global IMMUNIZATIONbasics project came to an end in September, 2009. Support for immunization is continuing through USAID's new global Maternal Child Health Integrated Program...
Launched in 1999 by UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA and partners the MNT Elimination initiative has led to protection of more than 90 million women against tetanus in more than 45 countries through Supplemental...
POST 01391E: VACCINE-DERIVED POLIO VIRUS
18 FEBRUARY 2009
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In the context of the discussions on polio eradication on our forum (see...
POST 01364E: NEEDLESTICK PREVENTION DEVICES19 DECEMBER 2008
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According to the [i]World Health Report 2002,[/i] ‘there are 35...
POST 01361E: GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION NEWSLETTER 9 DECEMBER 2008
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Dear All,
Please find attached, the latest "Global Immunization News" newsletter, and...