By Rachel Simon on October 16th, 2020 Description: Welcome to the expanded consultation on technical assistance and health supply chains. UNICEF and global partners have been working on developing an approach that can drive collective alignment towards a country-owned, sustainable model of technical assistance (TA) using a continuous improvement ap...

16 October 2020, Vol. 95, No. 42, pp. 497–508 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 497 Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2021 southern hemisphere influenza season Download 16 octobre 2020 , Vol. 95, No. 42, pp. 497-508 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 497 Composition recommandée des vaccins antigrippaux pou...

Hello, This email contains a reminder to evaluate AIRA's resources and an information request. Reminder to Evaluate AIRA's ResourcesPlease take a brief survey to evaluate several of the resources that were developed over the past few years. Your feedback will help us improve the quality of AIRA’s resources moving forward. Plea...

By World Health Organization Posted in News, Packaging Graphic: World Health Organization. This post first appeared on the World Health Organization website. The BID Initiative and PATH contributed to the writing of the Digital Implementation Investment Guide. With the right approach and effective investment, digital health interventions can be suc...

JSI’s Latest on HIV, TB, & Infectious Diseases Medicare enrollment, mental health services, the LPV/R Pellet Toolkit Mental Health for All: A Person-Centered PerspectiveSocial isolation, household violence, economic insecurity, and stress. In recognition of World Mental Health Day, JSI’s Malia Duffy and Melissa Sharer reflect on COVID-19’s effe...

Hello, This email contains information about AIRA's upcoming members and partners meeting and a request for SnapShots articles.AIRA Members & Partners Meeting Please see the attached agenda for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meeting on Monday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Don't forget, if you haven't already, you need ...

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,521: October 14, 2020 Top StoriesTune in Thursday: IAC will host “Mass Vaccination Clinics: Challenges and Best Practices” webinar on October 15 FDA posts briefing document for its advisory committee, VRBPAC titled “Development, Authorization and Licensure of Vac...

Hello, This email contains upcoming opportunities from AIRA's Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW). Request for Volunteers to Develop an AIRA Data Quality Guide The MIROW Steering Committee (SC) is looking for subject matter experts (SMEs) to volunteer for a short-term workgroup. The workgroup will create a Data Quality As...

Hello, Join AIRA and CDC for AIRA’s next Discovery Session on Monday, October 26 at 4 p.m. ET. This month’s topic is COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness: An Overview of CDC’s COVID-19 Preparedness Report and AIRA’s Measurement and Improvement COVID-19 Standards Alignment Report. CDC and AIRA will be discussing IIS preparedness reports from CDC and...

9 October 2020, Vol. 95, No. 41, pp. 489–496 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 489 Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication – Afghanistan, January 2019–July 2020Download 9 octobre 2020 , Vol. 95, No. 41, pp. 489-496 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 489 Progrès accomplis vers l’éradication de la poliomyélite – Afghanistan, janvie...

Dear EYE partners and colleagues, We are looking forward to our joint participation at the Annual EYE Partners Meeting on November 23rd, 2020 between 15.30 and 17.30 (Geneva Time). We decided to add an additional day to the event. This will enable us to address aspects such as surveillance; enhancement of our collaboration, and practical considerat...

Hello, This email contains a webinar invitation and an information request. Trust for America’s Health Webinar You’re invited to join a free 90-minute webinar hosted by Trust for America’s Health on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET. The webinar is titled, Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccine Access, Safety, and Utilization: Building Vacc...

Posted in People, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Doune Porter. Vaccine product characteristics vary widely. Differences in volume, number of doses, and cold storage requirements—like the refrigerator shown here at Kimbiji Health Center in Tanzania—can have a big impact on cost. This post first appeared on the PATH website. For count...

Issue 1,520: October 7, 2020 Top StoriesCDC publishes “Influenza and Tdap Vaccination Coverage among Pregnant Women—United States, April 2020” in MMWRCDC publishes “Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season” via FluVaxViewCDC publishes “Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Health Care Personnel—United...

By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate, BID Initiative and Masaina Bwakya, Change Management Lead, BID Zambia Posted in News, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/John Healey. Health workers enter vaccination data into a tablet during a vaccination service at the Mahatma Gandhi Clinic in Livingst...

Monthly Update September 2020 in Review www.immregistries.org In This Issue… AIRA's COVID-19 Response UpdateWelcome Damon Ferlazzo to AIRAVirtual AART Clinics - Schedule NowChanges at AIRAStaggering Statistics for SmartyStreetsNew Learning Community Offers Training and Support for New IIS LeadersMeasurement & Improvement UpdatesAIRA Boar...

Hello, AIRA has released many resources that were created in partnership with the IIS community. Our goal is to make sure that we are developing resources that meet your needs and are easy to use. Please take a brief survey to evaluate several of the resources that were developed over the past few years. Your feedback will help us im...

View this email in your browserDate: 02 October 2020 Progress towards resolving challenges with PPEThe large-scale yellow fever (YF) preventive mass vaccination campaigns (PMVCs) aiming to protect over 60 million people from YF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana and Nigeria were delayed due to challenges to procure and...

2 October 2020, Vol. 95, No. 40, pp. 477–488 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 477 Maternal and neonatal tetanus eliminated in the south-west geopolitical zone of Nigeria 484 Progress in eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: advances towards transmission suppression in parts of the Yanomami focus area Download...

96 Building Resiliency for Uncertain Times !--!---->Standing Up Against COVID-19Forbes: VillageReach President Emily Bancroft outlined four principles that inform our pandemic response.Learn More !---->Skoll Foundation: The COVID 411 campaign is fighting the pandemic with innovative mobile solutions.Learn...