POST 01298E: NEEDLE-FREE INJECTORS FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01292E 3 AUGUST 2008 ******************************************* PATH is researching the use of disposable-cartridge jet injectors (DCJIs) for the delivery of vaccines in developing-country public-sector immunization programs. DCJIs pot...

POST 01296E: BETTER TO HAVE SOME WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM THAN NONE AT ALL FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01295E 30 JULY 2008 ******************************************* Vijay- Thank you for making this excellent point that we need a feasibility baseline before adopting a medical waste disposal "syste...

POST 01295E: NEED FOR A FEASIBILITY BASELINE FOR MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS 29 JULY 2008 ******************************************* Vijay Machcha from ITPI stresses the need to introduce the concept of baseline for medical waste disposal technologies just as it is done for CDM projects. ...

POST 01293E: MANAGING POLIO VIRUS 23 JULY 2008 ******************************************* Both the contributions have been cross-posted from CSU. A big thank you to Bob Davis and Evelyn Chege. -------- Meeting in Geneva in May, the governing body of the World Health Organization passed an u...

POST 01292E: NEEDLE-FREE/COLD CHAIN-FREE VACCINE DELIVERY 20 JULY 2008 ******************************************* A peep into the future with regard to needle-free vaccine delivery reveals that innumerable innovative technologies are being researched to deliver vaccines. These range from aeros...

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POST 01288E: TECHNOLOGY IS MORE THAN EQUIPMENT 8 JULY 2008 FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01286E ******************************************* In response to Dr Rajesh Sood. In Jharkand, a state in northern India, 100+ solar refrigerators were installed about 3 to 4 years ago. The US-imported refrigerators w...

POST 01286E: WASTE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES/SOLAR TECHNOLOGY FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01273E, 01283E, 01284E, 01285E 2 JULY 2008 ******************************************* NEW PRESENTATION OF PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE I agree fully with Anthony, I would warn however that at least one of the new vaccines (...

POST 01285E: REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF IMMUNIZATION SERVICES FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01273E, 01283E, 01284E 30 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* SYRINGE MELTING DEVICES Dear Moderator, The single biggest issue for climate change in immunization is the destruction of used...

POST 01284E: CLIMATE CHANGE/PLASTIC AND PACKAGING FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01283E 26 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* Rosamund Lewis, Member of the HPV Global Community of Practice Steering Committee, shares with us the web address of a site that suggests practical ways in whic...

POST 01282E: FINANCING OF SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS/TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 18 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* Terry Hart from IT Power India seeks information on models and experiences in outsourcing and innovative financing of supply chain, logistics, and transportation...

POST 01281E: DARK SPECKS IN THE ACTIVE AREA OF THE VVM 16 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* Umit Kartoglu of WHO responds to Bal Ram Bhui’s question regarding how to interpret specks in the VVM’s active surface. ----------- Hi everyone, I would like to bring...

POST 01280E: COSTING FOR IMMUNIZATION SERVICES FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01265E, 01269E, 01273E 15 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* Rowan Wager delves further into how heath services costs can be offset. Terry Hart poses a question with regard to Anthony Battersby’s ppt ...

POST 01278E: VVM REFERENCES—ADDENDUM FOLLOW-UP ON POST: 01277E 11 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* Dear moderator, The first reference as indicated at the end of the below posting is an old document that is NOT valid any more. It seems that this document has sl...

POST 01277E: VVM—A WHO-PREQUALIFIED AND VALIDATED TOOL FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01264E, 01266E, 01275E 10 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* The query regarding VVM reliability has generated a fair number of responses--a few heated ones too. An interesting diversion here be...

POST 01275E: HOW RELIABLE IS THE VVM? FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: 01264E, 01266E 4 JUNE 2008 ******************************************* Rajesh Sood raises questions about the reliability of VVM in the context of out-of-cold-chain practices and recommends conventional safeguards. ----------- ...

POST 01273E: CONTINUING THE DEBATE ON ENERGY FOR HEALTH: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS/SYRINGE MANUFACTURE AND ENERGY USE FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS: POSTS 01265E, 01269E 29 MAY 2008 ******************************************* Rowan Wagner takes the discussion a little further by posing questions about l...

POST 01272E: LOW-TECH SOLUTIONS IMPROVE IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE--THE TRACKING BAG STORY 26 MAY 2008 ******************************************* Tasnim Partapuri and his colleagues from IMMUNIZATIONBasics, India share this story about how tracking bags have enabled health workers in some Indian st...

POST 01269E: ENERGY POLICY INCORPORATING HEALTH SECTOR NEEDS FOLLOW-UP ON POST: 01265E 22 MAY 2008 ******************************************* Dear Rowan, I cannot quote any clear-cut examples of energy policy specific to the health sector, but I can give reference to several indirect e...

POST 01268E: WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 19 MAY 2008 ******************************************* Chronic viral hepatitis can no longer be ignored. The figures are rather staggering. Take a look at the statistics: Ø 500 million people worldwide currently infected with hepatitis B or C Ø This...