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We're excited to announce a two-part webinar series dedicated to the Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM), the simple yet transformative tool that has helped ensure vaccine potency worldwide for three decades.
Session 1: 30 Years of VVM: A RetrospectiveJoin us for a look back at three decades of the VVM, f...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the new Implementing integrated health campaigns: decision-making and planning guide (available in English and French), which provides a practical framework to help countries assess opportunities for campaign integration and plan integrated health cam...
Gender-related barriers continue to affect equitable access to immunization services and outcomes. Addressing these barriers is essential to improving coverage, reaching zero-dose children, and ensuring that no one is left behind.
Join us on 13 October 2026 for the launch webinar of the n...
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I encountered operational challege were during SIA, specifically OBR using mOPV2 antigen. I observed that the fixed post team were given only bOPV which is the right antigen for routine while ignoring the purpose of the campaign (mOPV2 not given). They were intructed to give both mOPV2 and...
Hello, please check out recent feedback from the Immunization and vaccines related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) on the newly-launched WHO Market Information for Access Initiative (MI4A) and methodology:
"The initiative is providing a valuable public good that could shape mar...
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We are happy to announce the release of the WHO Vaccine Wastage Rates Calculator. It can be downloaded from the WHO website at the following link:
https://www.who.int/immunization/programmes_systems/supply_chain/resources/tools/en/
It is the culmination of many years of efforts to pro...
Across Tanzania, health providers often face the same problem: a lack of access to the data they need to make informed decisions and deliver high-quality care. Since the 2013 launch of the country’s National eHealth Strategy, the national government has made an earnest commitment to reverse this tre...
Nouveau Temperature monitoring/recording
There are different types of cold chain monitoring devices such as freeze alert, Log tag, 30 DTR, and liquid thermometers. Among these devices, which device are more appropriate and convenient to use for monitoring temperature in refrigerators?...
Nouveau World Immunization Week
WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK
VACCINES WORK
VVM is one of the greatest inventions in public health. It is the only tool among all time-temperature indicators that is available at any time in the process of distribution and at the time a vaccine is administered. VVM indicates whether the vaccine has been...
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Wish to share that under the aegis of IIHMR University, Jaipur, 05 days International training program on “Procurement and Supply Chain Management of Essential Medicines & In Vitro Diagnostics” is scheduled from 26-30 August, 2019 at the IIHMR University Jaipur, Indi...
Nouveau Vaccine Carrier Product Research
Hi everyone, if you have ever used a vaccine cooler or similar device, I would greatly appreciate your input in this survey. It should take about 3 minutes to complete.Thanks in advance
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KKNHHLG...
Nouveau A Common "COLD" Dilemma
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A visiting officer was discussing about as to how to practically keep vaccines in the cold-chain equipment at service points / planning units. Visiting officer was also discussing as to why the domestic refrigerator is not recommended by the CDC even for keeping vaccines as alter...
Hi everyone, I'm a product design engineering student, and my final year project is geared towards a cold chain product for transportation in rural areas. If possible, I'd like to talk to any of you with experience using similar products (i.e. vaccine carriers/coolers) so that I can gear my design t...
Dear colleagues,
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is currently reviewing its programmatic policies, including those that focus on reducing barriers to increasing immunisation coverage. The review process will draw on lessons learned from the successes and challenges in implementing Gavi’s current ...
WHO recently published a new guidance document: “A practical handbook for planning, implementing and strengthening vaccination in the second year of life” (2YL Handbook).
The 2YL Handbook provides detail on the practical steps for planning, managing, implementing, and monitoring vaccinati...
Bula from the Fiji IslandsIm situated in an island here in Fiji and have a problem with my GVR 50 DC solar direct drive refrigerator
The refrigerator is working, compressor light is on but the problem is the generator is powerless maintaining the cold in the refrigerator. Hope you would help me ide...
Supply Chain Strategic Focus Area
Advance the Market Availability of Solar Energy Harvest Control-Equipped Cold Chain Equipment
Date of notice: April 1, 2019
Summary: Manufacturers of World Health Organization (WHO) Performance, Quality and Safety (PQS) prequalified solar direct drive (SD...
Interested in becoming a member of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization? ETAGE will be expanding with a new member specialized in vaccine acceptance and demand. Deadline for applications is 1 June 2019 http://bit.ly/2HIAGgb...
WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA JOINT STATEMENT
Appropriate Storage and Management
of Oxytocin – a Key Commodity
for Maternal Health
WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA have issued a joint statement regarding the management of oxytocin, a medicine essential to the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage as wel...
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, I'm trying to work out the best place to go on the Internet to find immunization supply chain-related resources such as guidance documents, eLearning videos, etc. This is the list I could come up with. Please can you share others if you know of any. Many thanks.
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Dear Forum,
We have continued having measles cases around the world despite the child’s immunization status. I have come across cases were a child was immunized but still gets the disease. I know most people will zero down to poor vaccine management practices, wrong immunization technique / practic...
Hi All,
If anyone has conducted a comprehensive vaccine wastage assessment, or knows anyone that has done so please send me a message on [email protected]. We are scouting for such expert for a 3 month assignment.
Thanks....
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