Gestion de programme
Gestion des programmes de vaccination, notamment la planification, la budgétisation, le financement, le suivi des performances et les ressources humaines.
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We are seeking suggestions as we update Coverage and Equity technical resources! The repository compiles technical resources (tools, guidance, information documents and databases) to support the improvement of coverage and equity of immunization services. Intended users are manag...
I would like to share some materials that the Ministry of Health, Lao PDR used for program review of home-based record for MNCH in Lao PDR. The program review was conducted applying methodology and tools provided in Strengthening implementation of home-based records for maternal, newborn and ch...
Dear colleagues,
Over the past several months, we have been working on an independent initiative called VaxPlan, a GIS-enabled, offline-first platform designed to support routine immunization microplanning and outreach service planning.
The idea emerged from a challenge that many countries continu...
What is MAINSTREAM?
The MAINSTREAM initiative worked with local mentor institutes in Cameroon, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and Pakistan to support 25 small embedded implementation research (IR) projects to strengtheng immunization coverage and equity, especially for zero dose children. Th...
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), with technical support from WHO Nepal, successfully conducted a comprehensive Joint External EPI–VPD Surveillance Review from 24–30 April 2026. This milestone exercise—the first of its kind since 2010—was undertaken following recommendations from the WHO...
The WHO Measles and Rubella (MR) Team invites you to a global webinar on "Best practices and lessons learned on Measles and Rubella campaign".
Panelists from country, regional, and HQ levels will share:
Best practices, challenges, and lessons learned from recent campaign implementation
Co...
In this episode of the Alliance lift, Dr Shalom Ndoula (the Director for Cameroon EPI) talks about his own trajectory from community-level facilities to now overseeing the country's immunization programme and what he has learned along the way. His insights touch on adaptation of programmes and polic...
Dear TechNet colleagues,I am developing the Field Constraint Registry for Vaccine Specification (FCRVS), a practitioner-contributed, curated platform designed to convert recurring vaccine delivery constraints in fragile, conflict-affected, and other operationally constrained settings into structured...
Nouveau New VillageReach Op-ed
Hello Everyone,
VillageReach has published a new op-ed. The article argues that as Gavi enters a more constrained financing era under Gavi 6.0, success will depend on shifting from expansion to prioritization while putting country voice, transparency, and meaningful consultation at the c...
Sizeable between- and within-country inequalities in childhood immunization impair progress towards universal coverage of all persons with essential life-saving vaccines. Monitoring global trends in immunization inequalities helps to identify population subgroups that are less likely to benefit from...
Immunization outcomes depend on behavior, including caregivers seeking services, providers following protocols, and communities trusting the system. Yet social and behavior change initiatives are rarely institutionalized or consistently funded, often buried in budget lines without clear accountabili...
Dear Colleagues,
Health professionals are increasingly stepping into leadership roles—often in complex systems with limited resources and high expectations. Yet structured opportunities to reflect on leadership practice remain rare.
Over the past year, I’ve facilitated the Leadership Masterclass w...
A new JSI article on Gavi's VaccinesWork platform synthesizes findings from the Zero-Dose Learning Hub across Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda, and makes a compelling case that the field's default approaches to reaching zero-dose children are incomplete without corresponding attention to subdis...
Dear colleagues, I’ve created a repository of national immunization policies and SOPs for vaccine management at facility level. This comes from what is available online, combined with publications that have been shared with me.
https://www.technet-21.org/en/topics/programme-management/sops
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Dear Colleaques,
Happy to share the latest edition of ImmunizationForResilienceNewsletter, titled:
"Cholera 2026: When The System Sees It Coming But Cannot Move - The Scenario Nobody Talks About"
This edition looks at a reality many teams face in 2026: community-based surveillance can be function...
Four years into its strategic plan, the Measles & Rubella Partnership's Midterm Review reveals that while progress has been made, countries and global institutions must take urgent, collective action to reach elimination targets by 2030.
At the end of 2024, 83 countries had eliminated measles a...
What does it actually cost to reach every zero-dose child? Immunization programs can face challenges in planning and budgeting if they lack rigorous, bottom-up costing data for targeted interventions, particularly those designed to reach missed and under-immunized children.
To help address this gap...
Asking whether an intervention worked is not enough. Immunization programs also need to understand how and why change occurred, especially when reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children in complex settings.
The Zero-Dose Learning Hub’s new Theory-Based Evaluation Toolkit supports governments ...
A recent VaccinesWork blog post reflects on the Zero-Dose Learning Hub’s accomplishments during 2025, highlighting how implementation research was translated into practical tools, guidance, and shared learning. Drawing on experience from Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda, the blog post shows how...
The Zero-Dose Learning Hub has updated its collection of implementation research synthesis and posted the final semiannual reports from Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda. These resources move beyond high-level theory to examine the specific drivers of under-immunization and the delivery strategi...
Reaching zero-dose children requires evidence that can be applied in real programs and policy decisions. A new post on Gavi’s VaccinesWork blog shows how the Zero-Dose Learning Hub is translating implementation research from Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda into practical tools and insights tha...
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I am pleased to share our recent publication evaluating the use of mobile-money payments during Côte d’Ivoire’s October 2023 national polio immunization campaign. The study analyzes the financial implications of shifting from cash to digital disbursement and provides eviden...
The Zero-Dose Learning Hub has launched a new toolkit to help country teams, partners, and technical groups apply theory-based evaluation to strengthen immunization programming. The resource offers practical guidance on developing and revisiting theories of change, clarifying assumptions, and mappin...
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How to classify between primary and secondary vaccine failure?
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The Immunization Economics Community of Practice are holding a webinar on 10 December 2025 at 15:00 Central European Time on the cost of reaching zero-dose children, click here to register now!
Presenters will share a global synthesis of the evidence on the cost of reaching zero-dose children, as w...
Come learn how implementation research is helping immunization programmes reach zero dose children!
Under the MAINSTREAM project, the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department at WHO in collaboration with local mentor institutes have...
Dear Madam/Sir,
This is to inform you that WHO published, on 21 November 2025, an RFP named Long Term Agreement for the provision of Technical Support to SAGE Executive Secretariat ref [WHO-SHQ-RFP-25-3063]
The RFP is published on the United Nations Global Market website here,&n...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an updated Position Paper on Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) vaccination, introducing new recommendations on dose-reduced schedules, including the 2-dose “1p+1” schedule (one primary dose plus one booster dose).
While th...
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The Immunization for Resilience newsletter is delighted to announce our first commentary in the peer-reviewed journal, Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Taylor & Francis Group.“Closing the Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Gap in Cameroon: Global Evidence and Policy Imperatives,” o...
On behalf of the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo, we invite you to join this exciting webinar!Webinar: DHIS2 Climate and Health Tools for Planning and Monitoring Immunization ProgrammesWednesday, 29 October, 13:00-14:00 CETRegistration: https://dhis2.org/events/climate-and-healt...
Over 50 new vaccine options have launched in less than a decade — an unprecedented opportunity for governments to optimise routine immunisation: ✅ higher coverage ✅ reduced costs ✅ better cold chain use ✅ stronger supply security Despite this progress, uptake remains difficult to predict—especially ...
Explore the WHO Vaccination Information Hub! Access trusted information and practical resources on vaccines, all on a new webpage.On the Hub, you’ll find:
✅ Easy-to-understand explanations of how vaccines work, why they’re safe, how they’re developed, and more!
🛠️ Practical t...
Dear Colleagues,
In the familiar Rivimba Delta, fragile systems, insecurity, and stretched supply lines meet urgent public health demands. One cold chain, one fleet, one community, four simultaneous threats.
📌 This week’s edition of Immunization for Resilience Newsletter explores:
🔻How to run one...
When it comes to reaching zero-dose children, even well-designed programs can fall short. A political economy analysis (PEA) can offer program implementers a fresh lens to understand how governance, power dynamics, and institutional behavior influence efforts to reach missed communities.The Gavi-fun...
REGISTER HERE: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ArPqP2JCTLeT3WA-0zYSOA
On Wednesday 1 October, 14:00-16:00 CET
Protection from birth: Expanding access to hepatitis B birth dose
WHO estimates that 254 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV) in 20...
The new WHO Standard case definitions for acute bacterial meningitis and invasive meningococcal disease for routine and outbreak surveillance have been recently published.
The main document is available here: Standard case definitions of acute bacterial meningitis and invasive mening...
On September 2, 2025, HLN released a new version of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) software. The latest release, v2.48.1, brings important updates to ICE vaccine evaluation and forecasting, with a focus on influenza and RSV.
ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that prov...
What percentage of children will likely get measles even after receiving two or more doses of the measles vaccine?...
The Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH), led by JSI and funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is pleased to share its latest peer-reviewed publication in Vaccines. The study, conducted by the Nigeria Country Learning Hub, piloted a decentralized immunization monitoring (DIM) approach in Kumbotso LGA, Kano...
🛡️ When Should We Conduct a Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign? (Latest WHO Global Guidance) 🌍 GIS can be the game changer!
As a Surveillance & Immunization Medical Officer, I often get asked:
❓ “When is the right time for a Measles-Rubella (MR) campaign?”
Here’s my field-tested, WHO-aligne...
We are pleased to inform you that the Special Issue reprint book "50 Years of Immunization—Steps Forward" has been published online (https://www.mdpi.com/books/reprint/11282-50-years-of-immunization-steps-forward).
Summary:
“50 Years of Immunization – Steps Forward” is a compelling volum...
We are pleased to annouced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a comprehensive training package on seasonal influenza vaccination, designed to support Ministries of Health, health workers, and key stakeholders. This eight-module series covers essential topics (epidemiology, vaccine...
On June 27, 2025, HLN released a new version of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) software, bringing important updates and enhancements to ICE vaccine evaluation and forecasting. This latest release, v2.47.1, delivers improved logic, enhancements, and alignment with current im...
Meet the changemakers advancing immunization equity in Nigeria. This new video from the Nigeria Learning Hub highlights the GEMEL Fellowship, an initiative led by AFENET and AHBN to build local capacity and reach zero-dose children. Watch how fellows are strengthening health systems and helping ensu...
Register now for a webinar on the economics of adult vaccination on June 17, 2025
The Immunization Economics Community of Practice invites you to their upcoming webinar on the economics of immunizing various adult populations, taking place on June 17, 2025 at 9AM-ET (1PM-UTC).
During the webinar, ...
Background
The dissemination of the interim guidance is intended for national immunization programme managers, campaign decision-makers and global, regional and country-level policy-makers and partners responsible for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of measles and rubella vacc...
Join Gavi’s Zero-Dose Learning Hub and the Gates Foundation’s Zero-Dose Learning Agenda on Wednesday, May 28, for a webinar that explores the spectrum of factors influencing the ability to identify, monitor, and measure zero-dose children and missed communities. This 90-minute webinar will feature i...
You are invited by UNICEF and partners to attend the launch of new zero-dose resources to guide multisectoral action to improve immunization and other core outcomes.
Date & Time: May 28, 2025 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - New York
Register here: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/regist...
The repository Improving immunization coverage and equity - technical resources compiles technical resources (tools, guidance, information documents and databases) to support the improvement of coverage and equity of immunization services. Intended users are managers of national immun...
Background
Despite the significant progress made towards MNTE globally with 49 (83%) of 59 high burden countries achieving elimination as of Dec 2024, limitation of access to communities and populations that results from armed conflicts and other factors remains a major challenge to adequate implem...
World Immunization Week 2025 officially launched a few days ago under the theme, ‘Immunization for All is Humanly Possible’, aiming to ensure even more children, adolescents, adults – and their communities – are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. A few regions will also mark their ...
Dear Immunization stakeholder,
UNICEF and partners, through the Urban Immunization Working Group, are planning to update the Urban Immunization Toolkit and would love your feedback through this 5-minute survey. Findings from this survey will document strengths and areas that could be improved...
Dear colleagues,
We're reaching out to you today because your input is incredibly valuable to us. We're currently evaluating the “partner news” section of our website and want to understand how you interact with it.
Why are we doing this?
We're committed to providing the best possible experienc...
How can program implementers turn research into real health improvements? The Bangladesh Learning Hub provides an example.
Through the Gavi-funded Zero-Dose Learning Hub, the team applied knowledge translation (KT) best practices to strengthen immunization services. After conducting implement...
Ahead of the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) World Congress in Bali, we are inviting contributions for oral presentations or suggestions for panel discussions at the Immunization Economics Pre-Congress taking place from July 19 – 20, 2025. All submissions are w...
The slide deck "Country experiences integrating COVID-19 vaccination into broader health systems" is now available. This comprehensive resource document more than 45 best practices following the end of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in May 2023.
The document can b...
The next edition of the Target product profile (TPP) for yellow fever (YF) assays has been posted on 3rd February 2025 for public consultation HERE and will be open for the next 28 days (closing date 3rd March 2025).
This public consultation is part of the normal WHO d...
Health workers are among the most trusted voices when it comes to vaccination decisions. However, their confidence and capacity can be challenged by time constraints, limited resources and the need for effective communication strategies.
To support health workers, an updated tra...
The World Vaccine Congress Washington is the largest, most established meeting dedicated to vaccines. It serves as a platform for leading scientists, researchers, policymakers, biotech companies, and pharmaceutical leaders to collaborate, discuss, and drive advancements throughout the entire vaccine...
Dear Colleagues,
we are pleased to invite you to an engaging webinar focusing on:Adult Immunization, Featuring best practices from Argentina and Ghana and learnings from COVID-19 vaccination interventions to increase demand and uptake for other vaccines.
Webinar Details:
Date: 11 December ...
On November 1, 2024, HLN released a new version (v2.44.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) in support of updates to the COVID-19 vaccine. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Sy...
Dear colleagues,
Africa CDC & WHO (AFRO & EMRO) are pleased to announce the official launch of the Joint Emergency Preparedness & Response Action Plan (JEAP) website. JEAP, officially launched in 2023 on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, is a strategic col...
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to join the newly launched Community of Practice (CoP) on Adult Immunization. This CoP is managed by WHO and aims to foster knowledge sharing, collaboration, and discussions on key topics related to adult immunization, bringing together experts and pra...
Dear Members,
we are pleased to invite you to a webinar, in collaboration with TechNet, which will focus on:
Leveraging COVID-19 Vaccination Lessons for Adult Immunization
Featuring Best Practices from Bhutan, Kosovo, and Uruguay
Webinar Details:
Date: 17 October 2024
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As Mpox remains a growing global concern, having the right tools for rapid response is more important than ever. In our upcoming Gavi-sponsored webinar on 9 October at 14:00 CET, the University of Oslo HISP Centre team will introduce powerful, open-source, integrated solutions for surveillan...
Event Description
Join MOMENTUM on Wednesday, September 25 from 10:00 – 11:00am EDT/2:00 – 3:00pm GMT for a special webinar about MOMENTUM’s innovation lab, a unique mechanism designed to identify and spread promising solutions to complex challenges that enhance and sus...
The WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biological in collaboration with the UNICEF Health Section, New York HQ with the support of TechNet-21, is pleased to announce a webinar series on “Achieving and maintaining maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination (MNTE) – the last mile”.
As the gl...
Supportive supervision is highly effective in improving staff performance, satisfaction, and retention. It fosters a positive and collaborative work environment, enhances communication, reduces stress, and promotes personal and professional development.
This PowerPoint slide set can be used to impr...
Dear Colleagues,
We are thrilled to invite you to an engaging webinar focused on the Big Catch-Up activities in Madagascar.
Webinar Details:
Date: 9 August 2024
Time: 13:00 hrs East African Time
Duration: 90 Minutes
Platform: Zoom Link with French-English interpretation
PLEAS...
ThinkWell are seeking a Senior Technical Advisor to lead the implementation of a new project that aims to support Kenya in advancing its strategy towards the elimination of cervical cancer, as well as other health financing work. This is a full-time position, initially for a year, and will be based ...
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Greetings from UNICEF EAPRO
The UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office, with support from TechNet-21, gladly invites you to join and learn how to use geospatial data and technologies to strengthen health systems by geo-enabling health information...
The Immunization Economics Community of Practice management team are excited to announce the launch of the new website. With this refresh, it is easier for users to find resources and navigate the website. You can now find a resource library in which every immunization economics resource ever publis...
Dear TechNet community,
TechNet is pleased to announce the introduction of 'Verified’ badges for members who wish to confirm the authenticity of their presence on the platform.
Eligibility criteria for Verified badge
To receive a Verified badge, TechNet members have to request i...
True pleasure in informing that EAC-RCE-VIHSCM-Kigali-Rwanda has successfully completed seven batches on of short course on “COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT” for Cold Chain Technicians/Managers & Engineers for East Africa Region. The course duration is of 10 days & during the entire programm...
Don’t forget to register for the Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) webinar on Thursday, February 29, 2024 presented by FHI 360 and the International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR). The webinar will highlight strategies for implementing pro-equity interventions to identify and reach...
Since 2013, the Solina Centre for International Development and Research (SCIDaR) has supported the six states in Nigeria with the lowest immunization rates to make steady progress (an aggregate 138% improvement in DPT-3 - NICS/MICS by 2023). During this period, the SCIDaR team has collected numerou...
Please join the Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) on Wednesday, January 24, for an interactive webinar presented by The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF). This session will feature real-world stories from frontline healthcare professionals working to identify and reach zero-dose children in Banglad...
Dear all,
The WHO Prequalified team has published the priority list for 2024-2026: https://extranet.who.int/prequal/vaccines/vaccines-eligible-who-prequalification
The priority categorization of vaccines is established by the WHO in consultation with UNICEF and the Revolving Fund of the Pan Americ...
In October 2023, Bangladesh launched the human papillomavirus vaccine after waiting for a long time. The country has adopted a multi-phasic campaign modality targeting the 10-14 years old school and out of school girls. The campaign will be conducted both in the ducational institutions and existing ...
Chères et chers tous,
Vous pouvez accéder d'ores-et-déjà aux enregistrements et aux présentations (dipositives) de toutes les sessions plénières et des sessions en plus petits groupes qui ont eu lieu dans l'auditorium principal.
Le matériel est organisé sur la page de la conférence en français : h...
Dear Colleagues,
The availability and use of quality medicines and vaccines is critical if UHC is to be a reality, and if the world is to reach the health SDGs. One third of the world’s population still lacks access to basic quality medicines.
The USAID funded Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmace...
The Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Boost Community, in partnership with Adaptive Change Advisors and People Power Health and with technical support from BCL, leaders of Immunization Academy, is excited to offer the free, new course, Boosting Leadership to Advance Life Course Immunizatio...
Dear all
In response to the concerns expressed by some of my professional colleagues who are now in service, I wish to share the attachment for a rapid revolutionary adoption of healthy vaccination practices in our most populous country mainly by the private sector to be moderated by the public sec...
Contexte
Depuis le début de la pandémie de COVID-19, des perturbations des services de santé essentiels ont affecté des pays de toutes les régions et de tous les niveaux de revenu. Les programmes d’immunisation ont été affectés de multiples façons, et ces perturbations se sont étendues aux sites fi...
Background
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been disruptions to essential health services affecting countries of all regions. Immunization programs were impacted in multiple ways, and those disruptions extended to fixed sites, outreach sessions and vaccination campaigns. As a re...
Dear all
It is a pleasure to share the attached after a long time. We have established a “Dedicated Vaccination Centre” on the eve of introducing bivalent OPV and IPV in April 2016. The story was shared in 2016. Now, after 7 years, realizing the dream of establishing the same in East Point College ...
Dear Colleagues,
The USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program is seeking to understand the status of national pharmaceutical services units (NPSUs) —i.e., department or directorate or division within the central government usually responsible for pharmaceutical ser...
This new guidance document identifies successful strategies, enablers and examples of successful strategies to identify and offer vaccine doses against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to older adults, especially in low- and middle-income settings.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact o...
The global COVID-19 vaccination response provides many lessons on how to better prepare for and respond to future pandemics that require rapid, large-scale vaccination. This document includes a collection of experiences, best practices, and innovations used during the COVID-19 response that can also...
Dear Colleagues,
MTaPS https://www.mtapsprogram.org/, is pleased to be hosting a Virtual webinar series on pharmaceutical regulatory systems strengthening (RSS) in the Asian region. This two part series is open to ALL and will facilitate peer-to-peer learning from national (NRAs) and regional (ASEA...
Integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes and primary healthcare
We are pleased to inform you that the resources for Integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes and primary health care are now available. The integration support package consists o...
Le programme Médicaments, Technologies et Services Pharmaceutiques (MTaPS) de l'USAID mène une enquête pour comprendre le statut de l'inclusion des personnes handicapées dans le marché du travail de la chaîne d'approvisionnement de la santé dans les pays à revenu faible et moyen. Votre participation...
The WHO Department of Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB) is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar series Why Gender Matters for Immunization: IA2030.
The Immunization Agenda 2030 envisions a world where everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vac...
Four years after the introduction of the malaria vaccine in parts of Kenya, WHO’s Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP) team visited government offices, health facilities and homes in the country’s western region to hear from health professionals, community members and caregivers about wha...
Help Gavi’s new Zero-Dose Learning Hub understand how you are using TechNet-21 to support your zero-dose work
Are you concerned about zero-dose children – those that have not yet received a single routine vaccine shot – and the missed communities they live in?
Gavi’s Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) ...
Registration is now open for the Immunization Economics 2023 IHEA Pre-Congress on July 8-9, 2023, in Cape Town, South Africa. The session will bring together early-career to seasoned researchers from academic institutions, NGOs, and multinational organizations to exchange knowledge on the late...
Visit our new topic page for Life Course and Integration resources as well as all recordings and materials from the IA2030 SP4 Life Course and Integration Webinar Series.
www.technet-21.org/en/hot-topics-items/15421-life-course-and-integration
Webinars are still ongoing with more topics to be adde...
How are immunization staff on the frontlines integrating COVID-19 vaccination and Primary Health Care (PHC)? We are pleased to announce the publication of the new issue of The Double Loop, the Geneva Learning Foundation’s insights newsletter, focused on this topic. Learn more & subscribe via thi...
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Nouveau UNICEF Cervical Cancer Toolkit
UNICEF made available a complete supply solution for the use of cervical cancer elimination programmes in countries. The Cervical Cancer Toolkit is an ideal reference point for programme leaders, supply managers, experts, policy makers and donors.Available products in the toolkit support pre...
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