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POST 01342E: POLIO ERADICATION VS CONTROL—THE DEBATE CONTINUES FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01339E & 01341E 27 OCTOBER 2008 ****************************************** The topic continues to be hotly debated and perspectives seem to differ widely. For those of you who would like a statistical update ...

POST 01341E: POLIO ERADICATION VS CONTROL—THE REAL COSTS FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01339E 25 OCTOBER 2008 ****************************************** There was also myresponse to POST 00931E in which I wrote: QUOTE About the switch from eradication to control, imagine the world asking a mountain climb...

POST 01339E: POLIO—ERADICATION VS CONTROL FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01338E 22 OCTOBER 2008 ****************************************** Given the content of the World Health Report, which incidentally does not mention polio, why is WHO still trying unsuccessfully to eradicate the disease? It is the most ...

POST 01293E: MANAGING POLIO VIRUS 23 JULY 2008 ******************************************* Both the contributions have been cross-posted from CSU. A big thank you to Bob Davis and Evelyn Chege. Meeting in Geneva in May, the governing body of the World Health Organization passed an unusual...

POST 01266E: BROADENING THE USE OF THE VVM 16 MAY 2008 FOLLOW UP ON POST 01264E: ******************************************* Hans Everts responds to Joanie Robertson’s request for out-of-cold-chain vaccine distribution experiences and asks for a proactive approach to VVM. He says the need is to...

POST 01261E: STRENGTHENING THE VACCINE SUPPLY CHAIN 3 MAY 2008 ******************************************* Rowan Wagner writes about managing an efficient vaccine supply chain. Recently I received a request for information about logistic training material aimed at vaccine supply chains and ha...

POST 01216E: COLD CHAIN MAINTENANCE Follow-up on POST 01214E 17 January 2008 Lora Shimp adds to the cold chain maintenance discussion based on her experience in various countries. The need for accessible, well-trained technicians cannot be stressed enough. She also voices concern about the poor...

POST 01201E : ERADICATION EFFORTS Follow-up on Posts 01174E and 01179E 14 December 2007 TIP : If you consult TechNet archives on Listserv, most of you will not see the active links in the body of the text, depending on configuration. Please go to the very bottom below posting banners and you w...

POST 01179E : ERADICATION EFFORTS Follow-up on Post 001174E 31 October 2007 This long contribution is sent by Robert Steinglass from IMMUNIZATIONbasics in the United States. "Stop the madness!" Dear Moderator, Thank you for posting Bob Davis' thoughtful piece. But at the very end, he asks:...

POST 01175E : VACCINE-DERIVED POLIO VIRUS 22 October 2007 We wish to draw your attention to the Weekly Epidemiological Report of 28 September 2007 that featured a "Global update on vaccine-derived polioviruses, January 2006 - August 2007" Since 2000, increasing evidence has affirmed the need for...

POST 01174E : ERADICATION EFFORTS 20 October 2007 Robert Davis from UNICEF/ESARO proposes the following analysis of eradication efforts. Food for thought and discussion! Proof of concept for four eradication efforts: malaria, smallpox, polio, and measles MALARIA The 1955 decision by WHO's g...

TECHNET21 E-FORUM Technical network for strengthening immunization services Contributions to: [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] or use your reply button! POST 01145E : VACCINE PREVENTABLE MORTALITY Follow-up on Post 01136E 21 August 2007 Please note that an error occurred in Arch...

POST 01139E : QUESTIONS ON OPV Follow-up on Post 01128E 12 August 2007 This posting contains two contributions in response to André Yaméogo's question. The first comes from Steven_Wassilak of the CDC, and the second is a joint contribution by Hans_Everts and Benjamin_ Nkowane from the Polio Era...

POST 01118E : ORAL POLIO VACCINE COLOUR Follow-up on Post 01050E, 01058E, 01100E and 01107E 8 July 2007 No other comment or reply were received on this topic. Thus [log in to unmask]">Jacqueline Fournier-[log in to unmask]">Caruana, [log in to unmask]">Hans [log in to unmask]">Evert...

POST 01107E : ORAL POLIO VACCINE COLOUR Follow-up on Post 01050E, 01058E and 01100E (An archive error occurred in this last posting and only attachments were retained in the archives) 17 June 2007 The first message is from [log in to unmask]">Anil [log in to unmask]">Varshney from India....

POST 01106E : VVM ANNIVERSARY Follow-up on Post 01101E 15 June 2007 This is a really excellent posting, full of interesting stories, interviews and policy statements. Congratulations to everyone who labored so hard over so long a period. The interviews went into great length about having this e...

POST 01104E : IMPROVED MENINGITIS VACCINE 11 June 2007 Improved Meningitis Vaccine for Africa Could Signal Eventual End to Deadly Scourge. Successful Vaccine Trial Promises Long-Term, Low-Cost Protection From Epidemics in Africa. Indeed t he Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) today (8 June) relea...

POST 01102E : EVALUATION OF SYRINGE MELTING 9 June 2007 PATH conducted a field evaluation of 3 prototype syringe melters in Indonesia. These low-cost approaches to syringe melting used local fuel, such as wood, coconut husks, or stoves, as heat sources. All three were effective in reducing the s...

POST 01107E : ORAL POLIO VACCINE COLOUR Follow-up on Post 01050E, 01058E and 01100E (An archive error occurred in this last posting and only attachments were retained in the archives) 17 June 2007 The first message is from Anil Varshney from India. He rightly points to reluctance from health w...

POST 01100E : ORAL POLIO VACCINE COLOUR Follow-up on Posts 01050E and 01058E 30 May 2007 Discussed back in February, the question of OPV color is revisited by [log in to unmask]">Salah [log in to unmask]">Haithami from Sudan who has a question and joins two pictures. Dear colleagues, ...