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Technical and commercial feasibility of stabilizing vaccines: PATH study
Thanks Julian. It really helped. I stress so much on anti freezing the H1N1 vaccine during my country wide lectures that I needed to be sure of my claims.
Frankly it would have been better for a H1N1 vccine without VVM to be freeze resistant, as opertaionally it is much easier for vaccinators in ...
FP and Immunization Integration: Information Request
Robert Steinglass forwards this request. Greetings, Are you familiar with efforts to integrate child immunization and family planning services? If so, we need your help. Family Health International (FHI) through its PROGRESS project and the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), led...
The role of developing country manufacturers in providing innovative vaccines
A recently published paper (JB Milstien and M Kaddar. 'The role of emerging manufacturers in access to innovative vaccines of public health importance', Vaccine 28: 2115-2121, 2010) analyzes the potential for emerging suppliers, those vaccine manufacturers located in developing countries, to supply ...
Technical and commercial feasibility of stabilizing vaccines: PATH study
Dear Colleagues,
PATH is pleased to share with you key findings on the technical and commercial feasibility of stabilizing vaccines. These findings are outlined in a recent guest editorial published in the journal Human Vaccines.
In the editorial, PATH's Debra Kristensen, group leader of Vaccin...
Call for Nominations: Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (IPAC)
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached the self-explanatory call for nominations for members for the newly established Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (IPAC), as well as the more detailed Terms of Reference. We welcome nominations by third parties as well as self-nominations. The procedure...
Immunization Coverage Articles: II
A few more research papers on immunization coverage and related topics from Tasnim Partapuri. For those who want to download it directly, they can do so using the following link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/9?issue=S1.
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Immunization Coverage Articles: I
Tasnim Partapuri shares a series of research papers on immunization coverage and related topics that she came across on the BioMed Central website while researching on her project. She has very kindly sent PDF files of the articles, which will be posted on the forum over the next week. For those who...
UNDP GEF Project on Healthcare Waste Management: Report
Many thanks to Ashley Iwanaga for sending in the latest UNDP GEF Healthcare Waste Management Project report.
Dear Colleagues,
The UNDP GEF Project on Healthcare Waste Management is excited to share its first Project Update report (in English, French, and Spanish). The goal of the project is ...
COMMUNICATION FOR PNEUMONIA AND DIARRHOEA CONTROL AND NEW VACCINE INTRODUCTION
Utilizing new vaccine momentum and community engagement to strengthen pneumonia and diarrhoea control
Today, pneumonia and diarrhoea remain the leading child-killers, especially in disadvantaged communities with limited access to sanitation, clean water, good nutrition and health services, and where...
Write for the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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New Project Announcement (ARISE): Call for Input
Africa Routine Immunization System Essentials (ARISE) Project
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The ARISE project is a two-year learning initiative, managed by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. JSI is partnering wi...
SIGN Meeting 2009: HCWM presentations II
A few more of the HCWM presentations that were made at the annual meeting of the Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN), which was held from 30 November to 2 December 2009. Thanks once again to Selma Khamassi for sharing them with the forum.
Non-Incineration Medical Waste Treatment Pilot Project at Ba...
SIGN Meeting 2009: HCWM presentations (I)
The annual meeting of the Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN) was held from 30 November to 2 December 2009. The following are some of the presentations on Healthcare Waste Management. Many thanks to Selma Khamassi for sending these to me to be shared with TechNet21 readers.
HCWM--10 Years: Yves Cha...
Injection site abscesses: images
Robert Chen sends in this request.
For a study assessing injection site abscesses in a developing country, photos are needed for the training material. The challenge is
that injection site abscesses are uncommon in developed world where cameras are common and more common in less developed settings...
Vaccination Week Initiative in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Thank you Nahad Sadr-Azodi for sharing this information with TechNet21 readers.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, in cooperation with United Nations Children’s Fund, is launching the inaugural Vaccination Week in the Eastern Mediterranean Region init...
European Immunization Week
Many thanks to Tasnim Partapuri for sharing this information from the The Communication Initiative website. Every year since 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) has dedicated one week in April to raising awareness about the importance of immunization as a public health strategy in Europe. [201...
Using mobile phones to monitor cold chain stock position data
Dear Moderator,
I'd be grateful to know if any of your readers have experience with use of
cell phones for transmission of cold chain stock position data from the
district level upwards. Kenya has started doing this, using purpose
developed software.
Best rgds,
Bob Davis
(email: [email=robert.davi...
Using mobile phones in HIV care and prevention--can we do the same for immunization?
It's really a great step in using mobile phones for the welfare of public health. I am looking anxiously to know more about it. Please keep on posting more about this. This is really a great job....
Supply Chain Management Course for Francophone Countries
Many thanks to Diana Chang Blanc for sharing this with TechNet21 readers.
Good day to you all,
We are pleased to announce the “Overview Course in Supply Chain Management of Health Commodities", a new training designed to increase professionals of the health sector’s understanding of logistics ...
The Lagos Waste Management Authority 's Fourth Medical Waste Summit Communique
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority organised their fourth Medical Waste Summit, which was held on 26 and 27 October, 2009 at the National Arts Theatre Iganmu, Lagos with the theme “Safe Management of Healthcare Waste: The Time is Now”. This short report on the proceedings has been shared wit...