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...

Johnson and Johnson Global Public Health Supply Chain, in partnership with the People that Deliver (PtD), is collecting information to develop a strategy guide for Secondment models between private and public sector organizations supporting health supply chains. The first phase of this project invol...

Dear all,  WHO has just released important Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) technical guidance on maintaining Essential Health Services and Systems. The two documents are the following:  - COVID-19: Operational guidance for maintaining essential health services during an out...

Dear colleagues We hope you all are well and safe. We are finishing the month dedicated to all women that with their daily work contribute enormously to have better health systems in the world. For that reason, RECAINSA invites you to join a Webinar titled "Women Leaders in Digital Health" in which...

Sharing herewith the “Guidance on routine immunization services during COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO European Region” developed by WHO EURO VPI team in consultation with WHO EURO COVID19 Team, ETAGE experts and UNICEF Regional Office. The document aims to provide pragmatic guidance for national immu...

Hello, I hope this message finds you safe during this chaotic time. A group of students and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are developing an actively-cooled vaccine carrier powered by metal energy harvesting technology. We are in the process of creating the first prototype, and ...

For an annual cost of between US$3.30 to $3.81 per child under the age of one, health workers in Tanzania can benefit from the better data and time savings made possible by an electronic immunization registry (EIR). In Zambia, these benefits cost US$8.46 per child under the age of one. That higher n...

We hope this finds you all in good health and sanity amid the challenging times with Covid-19.  We will all get through this and if spreadsheets brighten your day, we have great news for you!!! :) We are happy to announce the latest version of the Total Cost of Ownership tool for col...

The aim of this webinar is to encourage and support effective communication of data related to vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccines and immunization. The presenters will provide suggestions and insights for developing targeted data visualizations (graphs, charts, icons, infographics or other forma...

Dear Colleagues, Gavi and HealthEnabled would like to leverage the collective expertise of TechNet Forum to learn about the current and future use of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) and Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping to improve childhood vaccination programming, coverage...

Dear friends, Greetings from National Cold Chain Resource Centre,India!!!!!!! Would like to introduce NCCRC in brief. It is joint initiative of GoMH, MoHFW - GoI & UNICEF and with its technical mandate in support of immunization programme,largely instrumental in developing skills of Cold ...

National Cold Chain Resource Centre (NCCRC) India,a Joint Initiative of Goverment of India,UNICEF-India Country Office & Goverment of Maharashtra. The primary mandate for the centre is.. Capacity building activities of Cold Chain EquipmentRepair, Maintenance and Management, Formulating tech...

Dear measles and rubella vaccine delivery and implementation experts, WHO is soliciting your expertise on the potential need and use for microarray patches (MAPs) (otherwise known as microneedles or microneedle patches) to deliver measles and rubella vaccines (MR), particularly in the context of ex...

On February 12, 2020, HLN released a new version (v1.22.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE). ICE is a state-of-the-art open-source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (E...

Dear Colleagues, The bus is ready to hit the road again! I am happy to announce the fothcoming award winning renown bus course "Pharmaceutical Secure Supply Chain Management on Wheels" is now acepting applications. For full details please refer to the attached Introduction document which has...

Dear Colleagues,    Digital Square is pleased to invite you to a webinar on Thursday, February 27 at 9AM Eastern U.S. time (see your timezone here: https://tinyurl.com/DSSWebinar ) to discuss the potential role of Decision Support Systems (DSS) in public health supply chains. Please regi...

Please join the PATH Introducing Digital Immunization information systems: Exchange and Learning from Vietnam (IDEAL-Vietnam) project for a webinar on scaling-up electronic immunization information systems. The webinar will take place on Thursday, February 27th at 1pm CET. During the webinar the pr...

As most of you know, healthcare waste (HCW) is a growing problem and will likely continue until we have developed materials that can fully breakdown into the environment without harm. Until this point, the dialogue on HCWM will remain of vital importance! This page provides a list of resources rela...

By: Modibo Dicko, Souleymane Koné, Ousmane Dia, Boubacar Dieng, Kuburua Iyabo Daradara, Onome Dibosa Osadolor, Ahmad Muhammad, Abdulrahman Kelani, Daniel Ali, Michelle Arnaud-Seidel From 20 – 24 January 2020, a National Training of Trainers on Vaccine Management was organized in Lagos, Nigeria...

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 2020). Best, Modibo ---------------------------- Modibo Dicko, Consultant Supply & Solar System...