The Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH), led by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., is pleased to announce the publication of a case study describing the introduction of the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) in Nepal. The case study highlights innovative approaches that successfully identified...

People that Deliver (PtD) has just published its Business case for investment in human resources for health supply chain management. The findings show that most health supply chain workforce investments have been made in staffing (ensuring supply chain positions are filled) and skills development i...

Building off the foundational work of the Vaccination Demand Hub, and with funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Service Experience Toolkit was launched. The Service Experience Toolkit is designed to introduce the concept of immunization service experience (SE) at the country level, part...

We are pleased to announce that the Teach to Reach: Connect 6 plenaries and workshops are now available. Register for Teach to Reach: Connect 7 on 14 October 2022 https://www.learning.foundation/teachtoreach Topics covered include: Immunization Agenda 2030, COVID-19 vaccine demand, gender barrier...

This new implementation guidance summarizes and builds on current global recommendations and programmatic considerations for establishing and/or strengthening platforms for the vaccination of health workers.  While this area has recently gained increased attention through the COVID-19 vaccinat...

Title: Considerations for integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes and primary health care for 2022 and beyondVersion 1 (WHO & UNICEF) 27 July 2022 Content: This document lays out key considerations for integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programme services, P...

Dear colleagues,   You are invited to a webinar on The Gavi Alliance New Immunisation Supply Chain Strategy. In this webinar you will hear about Gavi's immunisation supply chain strategy (2021-2025), which supports the vision of the Gavi Alliance and the Global Immunisation Agenda 2030 of lea...

Contenu : Ce jeu de diapositives résume les derniers facteurs à prendre en considération et recommandations de l’OMS quant au choix des produits vaccinaux contre la COVID-19 avec la liste d’utilisation d’urgence (EUL) de l’OMS (la plupart de ceux-ci étant actuellement disponibles via le mé...

Content: This slide set summarizes WHO latest recommendations and considerations for choosing COVID-19 vaccine products with WHO Emergency Use List (EUL) (currently available under COVAX). Objective: To help orient the Ministry of Health (MoH) and National Immunization Advisory Committee Group (NIT...

Webinar: New guidance for managing health care waste produced by your immunisation program August 20, 2020, 9:00 a.m. EST / 3:00 p.m. CEST (Geneva) REGISTER HERE:  https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_os4B34RiR0mgeELADv7yTQ  Join Gavi and UNICEF for a webinar on health care waste ma...

The Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance have published new guidance for countries planning the selection, acquisition and deployment of new logistics management information system (LMIS) software. The guidance identifies off-the-shelf applications and service providers meeting global standard...

 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 ...

The Gavi Secretariat has released a global  standards document for immunisation supply chain (iSC) information systems.  A hallmark of effective supply chains is end-to-end (E2E) visibility of supply and demand data that are used to make decisions and take effective action. For immunisation program...

Dear Colleagues and partners I hope you’re well and that 2018 has got off to a great start!    I hope you don’t mind me reaching out to request your help is spreading the word about INFUSE within your networks. Innovation for Uptake, Scale and Equity in Immunisation, or INFUSE for short, is an ac...

Dear TechNet community members, Warm greetings! The cold chain situation in many countries is sub-optimal and affects the capacity of national immunization programs to deliver potent vaccines to all women and children.To help improve this situation, the Gavi Board approved the Cold Chain Equipment ...

Here is a link to an interesting article that a colleague sent me: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/11/28/tens-thousands-dying-from-30b-fake-drugs-trade-who-says.html Basically, it reports on a study of the (potential) extent of damage from fake, adulterated or expired vaccines.  My question is m...

Following the July 2017 release of the WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage and the corresponding chorus of concerns about sustained (i.e., a more positive alternative to the term “stagnated” that is frequently used) levels of vaccination coverage since around 2010 that seems t...

  National and subnational participants from Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan and Syria gathered at the Dead Sea, Jordan from 25 to 27 September to participate in a MENA Regional Workshop on Equity-Informed Microplanning. The workshop was organized by UNICEF MENARO in close tech...

At countries’ request, WHO has worked with UNICEF and PAHO to enhance transparency of vaccine prices, through the creation and maintenance of the Vaccine Product, Price and Procurement Initiative (V3P). Thanks to the hard work of colleagues and partners, last year 51 countries have shared their vac...

Dear friends, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is very pleased to present the Cold Chain Equipment ‘Technology Guide’, to support the appropriate selection of modern, efficient and reliable technologies. Download the guide here. Identifying the most appropriate equipment choices for each health facility ...