Countries in the Region of the Americas have participated in a series of trainings using the newly released modules on immunization data monitoring and analysis. PAHO’s Immunization Unit and Neglected Diseases Unit have developed the “Toolkit for Monitoring the Coverage of Integrated Public Health I...

Dear All: how can we conduct study of cold room temperature mapping and how to analyse the data collected?...

I was wondering if someone with experience on the subject could comment - even very generally - on daily arrival patterns of individuals (children) seeking routine immunizations (WHO-EPI vaccines) at health clinics in low and middle income countries? Are these pretty steady throughout the day or do ...

WHO and UNICEF have just published a new evidence brief on solar direct-drive (SDD) vaccine refrigerators and freezers. It includes case studies from Tanzania, Colombia and Kenya, as well as an overview of SDD technology and how to make sure that SDD technology is the right choice. Here's the link: ...

The Global Immunization Newsletter posted this article in February 2017. I share it with you in its entirety. Participants: Persons from Immunization Programmes, National Sta-tistics Offices or Research Institutes from Gabon, Guin-ea-Bissau, Madagascar, Morocco, and Senegal; all coun-tries plannin...

Dear Technet Followers: Is there a universal recommendation for the distance a refrigerator should be from the wall. I have seen 1 foot, 10cm, 300mm, and 50mm on different documents from different partners. Thanks, Carla ...

This report provides insights into the importance of government leadership, governance, and intragovernmental cooperation in digital health for government leaders and policy makers at the intersection of the health and ICT sectors. It draws on the experience of countries in a variety of geographic a...

HLN has released a new version of its ICE Open Source Immunization Evaluation and Forecasting software (v 1.7.1.0) on February 24, 2017. As always, the most recent version of open source Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) can be downloaded from the Downloads page on the ICE wiki. This new relea...

Hi All, PATH Senegal Office had proceeded last year a field evaluation of Sure Chill’s long-term passive device for the use of cold storage of vaccines in Senegal and provides important feedback in terms of thermal performance, end-user inputs, and perceptions at the Ministry of Health of the poten...

A new open-access tool, Immunization Financing Resource Guide, is now available for advocates, policymakers, and program managers in low- and middle-income countries. The guide includes 26 briefs, including 8 country case studies, and covers a range of topics such as evaluating the pros and cons of ...

JSI is proud to announce the launch of a new flagship publication, The Supply Chain Manager’s Handbook, this time in a new website format. Based on more than 30 years of experience improving public health supply chains in more than 60 countries, The Supply Chain Manager’s Handbook is also informed...

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 attached conference flyer and "call for abstracts" or visit the conference website (conference.ahdonline.or...

Bonjour Le Niger a entrepris en 2016 avec l'aide de ses partenaires la cartographie de la température dans ses Chambres froides. Nous avons beaucoup appris de cette expérience notamment sur : - La cartographie de toutes les chambres froides qu'elles soient anciennes ou nouvelles - Le réglage de l...

Dear TechNet-21 members, Good news: the TechNet-21 website is now back online. All areas of the website should work, apart from the TechNet Resource Library which will be restored tomorrow. You may notice the occasional styling glitch, but we are working hard to iron out all of these as quickly as ...

One interesting post from PAHO in the Global Immunization Newsletter (GIN), January 2017. The Global eHealth report, recently released includes a case study on Electronic Immunization Registries (EIR) in Latin America. This case study highlights the fact that Latin America is home to some of the ol...

Since it seems that this got lost during the TechNet-21 hack, I am reposting. This was published in the Global Immunization Newsletter, January 2017:http://www.who.int/immunization/gin/en/ Last year, we saw great data visualisations, including an animated map showing the reduction in the number of ...

This info is very relevant for the work around electronic immunization registries (EIRs), given that one of the lessons learned from the implementation of EIRs is that ensuring that they are framed within existing national eHealth strategies is key for sustainability. I paste the info on eHealth pro...

At countries’ request, WHO has worked with UNICEF and PAHO to enhance transparency of vaccine prices, through the creation and maintenance of the Vaccine Product, Price and Procurement Initiative (V3P). Thanks to the hard work of colleagues and partners, last year 51 countries have shared their vac...

Dear all UNICEF SD has issued a request for informtion for large size cold rooms. The purpose of this RFI is to draw a generic specification to accomodiate increasing demand for bigger size cold rooms .... We highly appriciate response from industries , acadamia , professional groups etc. Link h...

Just for fun Infographic + little game on herd immunity http://vax.herokuapp.com/...