Good news: the Planning Committee have finalised the program for the TechNet Conference and the full agenda is now available on the TechNet Conference page. https://www.technet-21.org/en/conference/2020 Over two days, more than one hundred presenters from across the globe will provide expert persp...

Cher-e-s membres francophones de la communauté TechNet-21, C'est avec grand plaisir que je partage avec vous les nouvelles directives de l'UNICEF pour la gestion des données issues de l’inventaire des équipements de la chaîne du froid, en français.  Ce document offre des orientations sur les ...

Greetings, everyone. I hope that you are healthy and keeping your spirits up amidst these trying times. In March this year, just before COVID-19 shutdowns, I visited health facilities in Kinshasa - where mothers were being asked to wait (one for over 2 hours) and turned away for measles vaccination...

I have been working on solar electric cooking systems which are appropriate for the developing. The system I think has the most promise is a solar direct system,no batteries. Thermal storage allows hot food to be eaten 5 hours after sunset. A  single 280 watt PV module would supply al...

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 abo...

The World Health Organization, Unicef and U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and have developed "Triangulation Guidance for improved Decision-Making in Immunization Programmes". This guidance provides a systematic approach to using triangulation for programme improvement at ...

Dear all, this is to inform you that the "WHO SAGE roadmap for prioritizing uses of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of limited supply" has been published on the SAGE website www.who.int/immunization/sage/covid-19_documents/en/. The Roadmap considers priority populations for the use of va...

En Afrique, il faut plus mener des actions de sensibilisation de communautés pour que les futures Vaccins soient facilement accepter par les populations africaines. Matthieu Key, Expert en Santé Publique Gestionnaire des institutions de Sanitaires République Démocratique du Congo    ...

Chers tous, Avec le soutien de Gavi, PATH et Village Reach ont récemment publié une nouvelle ressource pour la gestion de l'inventaire des équipements de la chaîne du froid (IECF), désormais en français :"Recommandations  pour l'inventaire des équipements de la chaîne du froid : Améliorer...

Hi TechNeters, UNICEF just published a new guideline on CCE inventory data management! This new document provides guidance on activities related to cold chaindocument provides guidance on activities related to cold chainequipment inventory (CCEI) data management to countries that deliver comprehen...

It's been a long time since we last convened in October 2017 in Cascais, Portugal for the 15th TechNet Conference. But the good news is finally here: three years later, the conference is returning! The 16th TechNet Conference will take place online over two days: 20-21 October.The conference will b...

Assess your immunization skills and knowledge using IA Score, Immunization Academy’s latest tool for health professionals.  IA Score helps you quickly identify skills gaps with 11 tests that are aligned with the WHO’s EPI standards and global best practices. After...

Dear TechNet members, In preparation for the virtual TechNet-21 conference in October, the planning committee would appreciate your feedback.  Could you please take 5 minutes to answer the survey regarding some of the themes and format of the virtual conference?  This survey is open to al...

*Edited on 9/29 to correct project contact. The BID Initiative is analyzing electronic immunization registry (EIR) data from Tanzania to better understand common immunization program barriers and the ways in which EIRs can solve for them. A BID analytics team of PATH staff from the U.S. a...

Dear colleagues,With many potential COVID-19 candidates and with several routine immunization campaigns affected by the pandemic, how do we preemptively plan for equitable vaccine distribution?In my recent Op-Ed, I introduce a new approach called PAVE, to designate a “backbone” for the cold chain th...

Recent developments in refrigerator technology offer healthcare workers the ability to store vaccines in portable active (powered) refrigeration devices, rather than in traditional passive vaccine carriers. It’s an intriguing idea that offers the potential to both increase the length of time that va...

We are thrilled to announce the date for the next TechNet Conference, which will take place virtually over two days: Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October. In an era of mounting pressure on immunization supply chains, intensified by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the conference will investigate the c...

As part of the fourth cohort of the WHO GRISP Scholar course, WHO warmly invites you to two open Special Events on routine immunization: 1. Gender and Routine Immunization, Wednesday 14h (2pm) September 23 Geneva time 2. Strategies for catch-up vaccination in the context of COVID-19, Wednesday 14h...

Webinar: New guidance for managing health care waste produced by your immunisation program August 20, 2020, 9:00 a.m. EST / 3:00 p.m. CEST (Geneva) REGISTER HERE:  https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_os4B34RiR0mgeELADv7yTQ  Join Gavi and UNICEF for a webinar on health care waste ma...

Dear all  we wish to share the following findings for needful. India begins study on BCG vaccine impact on Covid-19  (https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-begins-study-on-bcg-vaccine-impact-on-covid-19/story-UG70g0qxgu6dp7XWiEVbiN.html) “Two recently released studies, one in...