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Issue 7, 15 June 2009
 
Editorial Note

Mojtaba Haghgou and Hailu Kenea bring encouraging news from Pakistan about the government's efforts to upgrade the central cold chain facility. They have included local newspaper reports.

Abhisheka Jhunjhunwala has a question about safety boxes, while Charles wiysonge announces a new Vaccinology course for clinicians, public health practitioners, expanded programme on immunization managers, and scientists based in sub-Saharan Africa.

 by Mojtaba Haghgou and Hailu Kenea

The Government of Pakistan is committed to improving the quality parameters of the Federal Vaccine Store located in the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad. For this purpose, a team from WHO visited the Store and assisted the EPI staff to identify the gaps, using the new version of the Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) assessment tool. The team has outlined a process to prepare the store for certification by 2010. The newspaper articles attached are the evidence of the seriousness and the commitment of the Ministry of Health and EPI staff to execute this task.

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 by Abhisheka Jhunjhunwala

I would like to enquire if someone has worked on setting up a manufacturing plant for safety boxes in Africa. If such an attempt has been made, what have the outcomes been?

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 by Charles Wiysonge

The fifth Annual African Vaccinology Course will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from Monday 7 September to Friday 11 September 2009. The course is limited to 50 participants.

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