In this TechNet webinar, VillageReach and JSI discussed how supply chains can be adapted to be more responsive to the needs of under-served populations. Too often, vaccines and other essential health products are not available when and where they are needed, particularly in under-served populations. With COVID-19 disruptions to routine immunization leaving an estimated 80 million children at risk for diseases like measles, diphtheria and polio, ensuring vaccines can reach all children is more critical than ever. VillageReach has developed a four-step guide for governments and implementing partners to purposefully consider equity in supply chain design, with a particular focus on reaching four populations: the urban poor, people living in conflict settings, remote or rural populations and migrants. Join us for a review of the guidance, and an example from JSI’s work of what these adaptations can look like in practice.

In this seminar: 

1. Overview of TCO 1:44 

2. Difference between Online and Excel version 2:55 

3. Calculations 5:54 

4. Demo 8:00 

5. Q&A 28:11 

To download the CTO tool: https://www.path.org/resources/total-cost-of-ownership-tool-for-cold-chain-equipment/ 

This is the first PATH webinar on Introducing Digital Immunization information systems: Exchange and Learning from Vietnam (IDEAL-Vietnam) project for a webinar on scaling-up electronic immunization information systems. During the webinar the presenters discussed lessons learned from Vietnam of a successful scale-up of an electronic immunization registry (EIR) from pilot to nationwide application. Successful scale-up is not an easy feat, and the process of moving from small- to large-scale operations in Vietnam was due in part to from-the-start planning, key partnerships, government commitment, and sustained collaboration. The webinar highlighted key facilitators and barriers, and focused on important partnerships that catalyzed the success of the scale-up process. Government commitment was quintessential to the accomplishments in Vietnam, therefore it was with great excitement that the presenters for this webinar were: - Dr. Huyen Dang, Vietnam National Expanded Program on Immunization (NEPI) - Dr. Nga Nguyen Tuyet, Vietnam Country Director - Sang Dao Dinh, Vietnam Project Officer. The format of the webinar included an informational presentation, an interview with key NEPI and PATH staff members, and followed by a Q&A session. This webinar presented the findings discussed in the IDEAL-Vietnam project’s lessons learned case study that were also released in February. The vice Head of Vietnam's NEPI was also interviewed at the end of the webinar. You can find regularly updated project documents and information on IDEAL homepage https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/ideal