Switching from sepaetae pentavalent +IPV to Hexavalent vaccine will reduce the logistic, storage and nos of injection as well as price, so what is the purpose of doing cost analysis?...

If 30 DTR is  kept inside the refrigerator to  monitor the vaccine temperature, do we need to keep freeze alert  or freeze tag also together with 30 DTR or not? Can some one help to respone. Thank you ...

What could be the specific immunization schedule for premature baby considering weight etc.? ...

Hello,   Greetings!!   Empower, in collaboration with WHO SEARO, is pleased to announce the launch of the Emergency Outbreak Response Platform for 11 South & Southeast Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailan...

In Bhutan, opened vaccine in Out Reach Clinic (ORC) and leftover vaccines are discarded at the end of the session as we do not have the open vial policy. Only unopened vaccines are brought back and are used in the subsequent immunization session that are also maintained in proper cold chain. But wha...

Dear TechNet members, Bhutan is using Tetanus-Diphtheria (Td) during pregnancy. Guidelines provide clear instruction for women who have no record of previous Td vaccination and those who have received 3, 4 and 5 previous doses of Td containing vaccine. However, I could not find how many doses of Td...

Dear TechNet Members, Bhutan is going to develop Immunization Supply Chain Action Plan as a recommendation of the Regional ISC review meeting 2017. Appreciate if members could kindly share the sample of similar action plan for us to have an idea.  Thanks, Chandralal ...

Dear TechNet members, We would like to know the appropriate age for Td vaccine and whether what we are practising is right. As per the manufacturer’s leaflet (Serum Institute of India), Td vaccine is for primary vaccination and revaccination of children older than 7 years. However, in Bhutan, we ar...

Pentavalent stories: Lucknow deaths subjudice   http://hindu.com/2010/08/24/stories/2010082457281300.htm Initially, it was said that three deaths had occurred due to the anti-measles vaccine and one death due to the BCG shot. Then it was said the children were given BCG vaccine instead of a...

Dear Moderator, Introduction of the pentavalent vaccine into RI in India needs to be considered in the face of evidence that reveals that it may not be so very beneficial. Also when coverage with existing vaccines leaves a lot to be desired, what is the purpose of introducing a new vaccine that may ...

POST 01384E: EXPERIENCES OF INTRODUCING HPV 5 FEBRUARY 2009 ****************************************** Can anyone share their experience of introducing HPV in their countries? Especially those in the SEARO Region. Thanks Karma Tshering ([[email protected]][email protected][...

POST 01384E: EXPERIENCES OF INTRODUCING HPV 5 FEBRUARY 2009 ****************************************** Can anyone share their experience of introducing HPV in their countries? Especially those in the SEARO Region. Thanks Karma Tshering ([[email protected]][email protected][...

POST 01385E: EXPERIENCES OF INTRODUCING HPV VACCINE 5 FEBRUARY 2009 ****************************************** Inadvertently omitted 'vaccine' from the post title, therefore reposting the contribution. No intention of encouraging bio-terrorism. Entirely an error of omission. Many apologies. ...

POST 01385E: EXPERIENCES OF INTRODUCING HPV VACCINE 5 FEBRUARY 2009 ****************************************** Inadvertently omitted 'vaccine' from the post title, therefore reposting the contribution. No intention of encouraging bio-terrorism. Entirely an error of omission. Many apologies. ...

POST 01299E: ALTERNATIVE USE OF PORTABLE STEAM STERILIZERS 5 AUGUST 2008 ******************************************* Apologies for the delay in posting this query and the response -------- Dear all, I would like to thank everyone for all those informative articles posted in this forum...

POST 00813E : KEROSENE VERSUS LP GAS Follow-up on Post 00803E 19 July 2005 _____________________________________ Anil Varshney (mailto:[email protected]) from India has some comments and questions about gas refrigerators. LPG is propane but what is CNG exactly, condensed natural g...

POST 00579E : VACCINE FREEZING, FREEZEWATCH AND SHAKE TEST Follow-up on POSTS 00571E, 00574E and 00575E 4 July 2003 ______________________________________________________________ This posting contains 4 contributions and exceptionally will cover more than one specific topic as they are ...

POST 00571E : VACCINE FREEZING IN COLD CLIMATES 14 June 2003 _____________________________________________ First a technical note. A few members have reported that whole postings or attachments to postings have been blocked/deleted as spams or suspicious material. Spams have become a real pest...

POST 00570E : CONTAMINATION OF OPEN VIALS 8 June 2003 ______________________________________________ Lynda Le Le Yi (mailto:[log in to unmask]) Regional Immunization Officer at the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) is requesting information of the degree of contamination of open vac...

POST 00569E : FREEZING OF SINGLE-DOSE VACCINE PRESENTATIONS Follow-up on POST 00568E 5 June 2003 ________________________________________________________________ This posting contains two contributions, both questioning the comparisons of freezing time of single-dose versus multiple-dose ...