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Technet21 Consultation- Invitation to propose topics Author: bahlj WHO inviting proposals for topics to include in next TechNet meeting	3 Replies 987 Views	Sorry I missed the deadline.Proposed TechNet 21 Topice 2. suggestions: 1. Supportive supervision as a training methodology and how to make it work 2. Panel on presentations. How relevant are the opinions of VPPAC and IPAC and PSPQ on what... May-14-12 14:40 Last post by: Julie Milstien

GVAP to receive endorsement at World Health Assembly Author: Optimize.WHO GVAP to receive endorsement at World Health Assembly	0 Replies 271 Views	[i]by Magda Robert and Laurie Werner, Decade of Vaccines Collaboration [/i] Over the past year, the Decade of Vaccines (DoV) Collaboration has been developing a Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP). The plan is now being finalized and will be... Apr-16-12 17:48 Last post by: Optimize.WHO
Immunization financing indicators from the WHO/UNICEF JRF Author: Moderator	0 Replies 315 Views	[i]Cross-posted from the February 2012 Global Immunization News issue. Many thanks. [/i] 29/02/2012 from Claudio Politi, Oumar Sagna and Daniela Urfer, WHO/HQ New data on immunization financing are available based on the WHO/UNICEF Joint... Mar-15-12 16:37 Last post by: Moderator
“Six Years of Lessons Learned in M&E Online Discussion" Author: Moderator	0 Replies 406 Views	[i]Cross posted from Communities of Practice for Global Health with many thanks.[/i] In recent years, online discussion forums have gained importance in sharing public health information among policy makers and practitioners in both developed... Mar-02-12 04:38 Last post by: Moderator
HPV vaccine for males needs a rational decision and justification? Author: Omesh K. Bharti	0 Replies 527 Views	The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that the HPV vaccine be administered at 11 to 12 years of age in both boys and girls.I do not know the studies that show cost-benefit analysis of the vaccine in females, especially in a scenario... Mar-01-12 15:40 Last post by: Omesh K. Bharti
Communication framework for new vaccines and child survival Author: Moderator	1 Replies 353 Views	I agree with Mansoor, on many occasions vaccination alone cannot protect children well. Using India's experiences, improving water sanitation and its key messages in polio eradication, we all should use the opportunity of new vaccine introduction... Feb-19-12 15:58 Last post by: Ghulam Haidar Rafiqi
Recollections from the first decades of EPI Author: Moderator	0 Replies 752 Views	[i]Cross posted from http://www.childsurvival.net with many thanks to Robert Davis[/i] NOTE FROM ROBERT DAVIS INVITING CONTRIBUTIONS [i]The Expanded Programme on Immunization, now the world's largest public health programme, is approaching... Feb-09-12 03:43 Last post by: Moderator
Delegation interventions on GVAP at WHO EB Author: Amy Dietterich Country feedback on the proposed draft GVAP	0 Replies 296 Views	Here is a summary of interventions made by country delegations during the GVAP discussion at the WHO Executive Board on 21 January. - A number of delegations mentioned the importance of including measles elimination as part of the GVAP (there... Jan-26-12 14:56 Last post by: Amy Dietterich
A giant retires Author: Optimize.WHO A giant retires	1 Replies 791 Views	I would like to firstly thank Michel for compiling all of John’s contributions to the logistics of vaccination programs. I was, like Michel, recruited by John in 1982, and received constant technical and moral support from him for which I would... Jan-17-12 03:50 Last post by: Mojtaba Haghgou
Civil Society and the GAVI Alliance: Engagement and evolution Author: Optimize.WHO Civil Society and the GAVI Alliance: Engagement and evolution	0 Replies 546 Views	[i]by Alan Hinman, Task Force for Global Health; Majeed Siddiqi, HealthNet TPO Afghanistan; and Amy Dietterich, IFRC [/i] While Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have long played critical roles in supporting immunization services at national... Jan-12-12 10:13 Last post by: Optimize.WHO
RIP Yves Chartier Author: bahlj RIP Yves Chartier	0 Replies 594 Views	It is with great sadness that we inform you of the tragic death of our dear friend and colleague, Yves Chartier. Yves died in a snow-shoeing accident in the Jura mountains on Sunday 8 January 2012. Yves was known to many in WHO and beyond as... Jan-11-12 14:23 Last post by: bahlj
Call to action: Global Fund must meet timeline Author: Moderator	1 Replies 325 Views	This is highly unfortunate. I hope that The Global Fund (http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/) reverses its decision. Dec-09-11 06:26 Last post by: Munish Kumar Raizada
Malaria Vaccine developments Author: Omesh K. Bharti Malaria vacine giing promising results- as sent to me by Dr Pierre Dru	0 Replies 342 Views	Vac-4-All and MRTC Launch multi-centre Malaria Vaccine Efficacy Trial in Mali Vac-4-All, a new vaccine development initiative, and the Malaria Research and Training Centre (MRTC), a public research and training facility of the... Dec-02-11 03:48 Last post by: Omesh K. Bharti
Rabies now comparable to Hepatitis-B in vaccine preventable deaths ? Author: Omesh K. Bharti Rabies need to be looked into seriously as many children die of it	6 Replies 808 Views	Dear Moderator, I understand that Dr. Omesh Kumar Bharti now wants to re-frame the argument in terms of two regions, Asia and Africa. If we are going to shift the debate, then it is important to see new references for the burden of rabies in... Nov-22-11 14:55 Last post by: wiersmas
Advance Market Commitments for whose benefit ? Author: Omesh K. Bharti Benefitting pharma companies as it is only all benefit no commitment	0 Replies 564 Views	The topic relates to Advance Market Commitments for whose benefit, the Pharma or the beneficiaries? The issue of Advance Market Commitments need urgent attention as this hs aquired a dangerous trend in industry. Advance Market Commitments is only... Nov-08-11 09:55 Last post by: Omesh K. Bharti
Supply Chain Management Newsletter - Quarter 3, 2011 Author: Anne Marie Hvid	0 Replies 530 Views	Dear Colleagues, The USAID \| DELIVER PROJECT's Supply Chain Management Newsletter, Quarter 3, 2011 is now available. The newsletter has a new and improved format. To receive it in your email box each quarter, please subscribe using the link... Nov-04-11 14:44 Last post by: Anne Marie Hvid
Good practices for dissemination Author: Narayana Holla	4 Replies 600 Views	welcome Munish Nov-04-11 13:10 Last post by: Narayana Holla
WHO information materials on thiomersal and mercury treaty Author: Moderator	1 Replies 560 Views	Thanks for sharing the WHO position on Thiomersal. The latest guidelines as of October 2011 will help in allaying fears and supporting the continued use of the mercury substance in vaccines. Nov-02-11 13:24 Last post by: Munish Kumar Raizada
'0'OPV and BCG to a newborn in a district hospital. Author: Narayana Holla '0'OPV and BCG to a newborn in a district hospital	0 Replies 705 Views	This is not a new thing. After delivery requesting for an early discharge is a common high risk practice. There is a rising awareness among the community, thanks to social mobilization by the ASHA and the Govt for introducing "ASHA" who... Oct-09-11 02:55 Last post by: Narayana Holla
Cultivating national expertise for immunization programs Author: Optimize.WHO Cultivating national expertise for immunization programs	0 Replies 289 Views	[i]by Kamel Senouci, AMP and Liliana Chocarro, Consultant[/i] As a wider array of vaccines become available in developing countries, many national immunization programs are starting to rely on the professional advice of... Oct-07-11 22:21 Last post by: Optimize.WHO
Increasing transparency of product, price, and procurement data Author: Optimize.WHO Increasing transparency of product, price, and procurement data	0 Replies 793 Views	[i]by Miloud Kaddar, WHO/IVB and Sarah Schmitt, Consultant[/i] The [url=http://www.who.int/en/]World Health Organization [/url] (WHO) recently launched a new project to address the need for reliable, accurate, and neutral vaccine product,... Oct-07-11 21:50 Last post by: Optimize.WHO
Grant opportunities for optimizing immunization systems Author: Optimize.WHO Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations	0 Replies 541 Views	In order to address some of the gaps identified in a year-long multi-stakeholder visioning process on immunization supply systems (facilitated by project Optimize, a collaboration between PATH and WHO), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand... Oct-05-11 01:22 Last post by: Optimize.WHO
Pankaj - my teacher, my friend Author: prabirkc Dr Pankaj Mehta, UNICEF Nepal Country Office passes away	0 Replies 451 Views	It was in late 1981 that I met a man with a Lenin-like beard in the “Black Hole”, next to the room where the male interns stayed in Bagayam. He stayed in a room with his wife- also a doctor. He was from Calcutta. In fact he had grown up near the... Sep-26-11 19:23 Last post by: prabirkc
Webinar on rabies- Day 1 a small note for comments Author: Omesh K. Bharti	2 Replies 523 Views	Thanks Moderator for posting this mail as being the lead diseases amongst all zoonotic diseases we need to focus on Rabies now ! Thanks, Sep-24-11 05:08 Last post by: Omesh K. Bharti
Health Systems Funding Platform: new information Author: Moderator	2 Replies 1428 Views	I totally appreciate this initiative from GAVI, I think is a right move at a right time for right people in need Sep-20-11 17:27 Last post by: Dr David Manyanga