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Introducing the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Rwanda
Dear moderator:
As you may know, since November 2007, IMMUNIZATIONbasics project,
along with other partners, started to provide extensive technical
support to the National Immunization Program (NIP) in Rwanda, helping
technical staff with the preparation of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
introduct...
HIGH-TECH INCINERATOR FOR HEALTHCARE WASTE/IMMUNIZATION WASTE/INJECTION WASTE - TANZANIA
Dear Colleagues,
Below please find information on newly devised incineratorfor healthcare waste and immunization waste developed by healthcare wasteexpert in Tanzania.
The incinerator has the following features coupled together:
1) High tech chamber with burner(s), operated at 900C
2) Gas c...
Using mobile phones in HIV care and prevention => can we do same for immunization?
This issue of HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice compiles examples of how mobiles phones in developing countries are being used creatively to advance public health. Suggest we compile similar examples in immunization programs. ##text##...
Call for unpublished documents (addendum): role of gender
Dear Technet Readers,
Addendum to the call for unpublished documents ("grey literature") on reasons for non-immunization:
In collaboration with a new WHO project on Gender and Immunization, IMMUNIZATIONbasics would like to note a particular interest in reviewing unpublished data and infor...
Gaps In Reported And Validated Imm Coverage- Need For Improved Mis And Accountability
Dear FORUM, The recent reports of NFHS/ DLHS reinforce the gap between the reported cverage and validated coverage, which is cause for concern. Whereas health managers react with denial and mistrust to the survey reports, we need to revisit and review the aggregate reporting system, which leaves a l...
Vaccines for the new influenza A(H1N1)
The World Health Organization has prepared a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on vaccines for the new influenza A(H1N1), which can be accessed on the following website:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/vaccine_preparedness/en/index.html
Jhimil Bahl,
Techn...
New online tool for rotavirus vaccine decision-making
The Advanced Immunization Management (AIM) e-Learning website recently launched a new module to help decision-making on rotavirus vaccine introduction. The module provides comprehensive information from basic disease characteristics through immunization session planning; this interactive online to...
Call for Documents on Reasons for Non-Immunization
The USAID-funded IMMUNIZATIONbasics project would appreciate your assistance in identifying studies and reports from developing countries that contain information on characteristics of, or reasons for, unvaccinated (or incompletely vaccinated) children. We are interested only in documents that are ...
Why Optimize?
Why Optimize?by Daisy Mafubelu, Assistant Director General, WHO Family and Community Health Cluster,and Chris Elias, President and CEO, PATH In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) and PATH jointly launched Optimize, a five-year effort to help countries anticipate and manage the growing complex...
Are Vertical Supply Chains Still Necessary?
Are Vertical Supply Chains Still Necessary?by Modibo Dicko, Coordinator, Project Optimize, WHO For the past 30 years, immunization—like many other health programs—has been managed as a vertical program with its own management team, reporting requirements, personnel, and supply chain. Attempts to li...
The Role of Handheld Devices in Immunization
The Role of Handheld Devices in Immunizationby Olivier Ronveaux, Technical Officer EPI, WHO For 30 years, paper and pencil have been the dominant form of record keeping in immunization programs through out the world. After all, paper is inexpensive and ubiquitous, functional in case of power-outage,...
The Battery-Free Solar Refrigerator Challenge
by Joanie Robertson, Technical Officer, PATH In March 2009, six companies submitted designs to PATH in response to its Battery-Free Solar Refrigerator Challenge. Product designs that meet desired specifications will receive financial assistance to cover the cost of third-party testing required for...
Public Sector and Industry: Working Together to Better Meet Developing Country Needs
Public Sector and Industry: Working Together to Better Meet Developing Country Needsby Debra D. Kristensen, Senior Technical Officer and Policy Advisor, PATH, and Christopher B. Nelson, Senior Director, Medical Affairs and Policy, Merck & Co, Inc. Originally established in 2007 by the GAVI Allia...
Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Innovative System Changes
Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Innovative System Changes by Carol Levin, Senior Health Economist, PATH Starting in 2009, Optimize will begin large-scale demonstration projects with four collaborating countries and conduct operational research with several others to build an evidence base for the...
A New, Comprehensive, Effective Vaccine Management Tool
A New, Comprehensive, Effective Vaccine Management Tool by Osman David Mansoor, Senior Advisor EPI, UNICEF; Hailu Kenea, Technical Officer EPI, WHO; and Andrew Garnett, PATH Consultant Following a consultative meeting held at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva on March 9 & 10, 2009, W...
POST 01424E: INTRODUCE NEW VACCINES BUT WHAT ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY TO OLDER ESSENTIAL VACCINES?
POST 01424E: INTRODUCE NEW VACCINES BUT WHAT ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY TO OLDER ESSENTIAL VACCINES?
30 APRIL 2009
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Dear Moderator,
I saw the mail for RFP for newer vaccines but what about accessibility to older essential vaccines in the devel...
POST 01423E: TOOLS FOR SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION
POST 01423E: TOOLS FOR SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01412E, 01415 & 01420E
28 APRIL 2009
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Dear Padmini,
We would like to thank all those who have provided feedback on these tools, and encourage them to change them i...
POST 01421E: SYRINGE MELTERS
POST 01421E: SYRINGE MELTERS
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01406E & 01411E
24 APRIL 2009
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Joanie Robertson responds to Hans Everts’s questions regarding how many syringes of a given type can be melted and whether the melter is easily transportable....
Post 01420e: Injection Safety Supervision Tool
POST 01420E: INJECTION SAFETY SUPERVISION TOOL
FOLLOW-UP ON POSTS 01412E & 01415
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I have looked through the Injections Safety Supervision Tool.
My observation is in section 3 on safe disposal; It only addressed placing of the syri...
POST 01415E: INJECTION SAFETY SUPERVISION TOOL
POST 01415E: INJECTION SAFETY SUPERVISION TOOL
FOLLOW-UP ON POST 01412E
11 APRIL 2009
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Thanks for the injection safety supervision tool posted on the TechNet21 (forum). I think it is a laudable effort to simplify existing tools
- and thus maki...