Post00372 MEETING PRESENTATIONS + POLIO KAP? ++ NEWS 7 September 2001 CONTENTS 1. TECHNET 21 PRESENTATIONS 2. KAP STUDIES DONE ON POLIO ERADICATION? 3. MENINGITIS VACCINE PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS 4. RE: EXPERIENCE ON MOBILE CLINICS SOUGHT IN YEMEN 5. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXCHANGE WEBSITE ...

Post00368 NEW VAX INTRODUCTION 20August 2001 CONTENTS 1. RE: Post00366 INTRODUCTION OF NEW VACCINES 2. NEW CHECKLIST FOR NEW VACCINES INTRODUCTION FROM WHO/HQ 3. NEW VACCINE INTRODUCTION GUIDELINES: FILES AVAILABLE The Technet21 meeting Draft Agenda is available at: http://www.who....

Post00366 INTRODUCTION OF NEW VACCINES 6August 2001 CONTENTS 1. TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO COUNTRIES NEEDED FOR INTRODUCTION OF NEW VACCINES Robert Steinglass, BASICS, raises the need for technical support to countries to enable them to anticipate and deal with the operational...

Post00359 MOBILE CLINICS ? 20 July 2001 CONTENTS 1. EXPERIENCE ON MOBILE CLINICS SOUGHT This is cross posted from e-drug with thanks. Opinion, comments and additions please! * Replies to: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] or use your reply button _______...

Post00358 VVM NEWS 19 July 2001 CONTENTS 1. GOOD NEWS - VVM IMPLEMENTATION: BCG & MEASLES *Umit Kartoglu, WHO/V&B/ATT, posts the good news that more vaccine with Vaccine Vial Monitors will be supplied to countries this year. * This should lead us to the 'Cold Chain of the Fut...

Post00357 GAVI SAFE INJECTION POLICY + GAVI NEWS 17 July 2001 CONTENTS 1. GAVI DOCUMENTS ON THE WEB 2. GAVI IMMUNIZATION ADVOCACY RESOURCE KIT NOW ON THE WEB 3. NEW GAVI SAFETY POLICY 4. GAVI AND VACCINE FUND APPROVE AWARDS TO 11 MORE COUNTRIES Moderators Note: The moderator has retur...

Post00355 STEAM STERILIZERS AFTER 2003 + HC WASTE 9 July 2001 CONTENTS 1. STEAM STERILIZER SUPPLY AFTER 2003 2. HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT DATABASE 1. STEAM STERILIZER SUPPLY AFTER 2003 *Elisabetta Molari, UNICEF Supply Division, has kindly replied to recent Technet Forum questions ...

Post00355 STEAM STERILIZERS AFTER 2003 + HC WASTE 9 July 2001 CONTENTS 1. STEAM STERILIZER SUPPLY AFTER 2003 2. HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT DATABASE 1. STEAM STERILIZER SUPPLY AFTER 2003 *Elisabetta Molari, UNICEF Supply Division, has kindly replied to recent Technet Forum questions ...

Post00352 GAVI NEW TECHNOLOGIES RESULTS 19 June 2001 CONTENTS 1. GAVI NEW TECHNOLOGIES QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS *In Technet Forum Post00330, GAVI - WHICH NEW TECHNOLOGIES?, 26 March 2001, Peter Wilson, PRB Consulting, on behalf of the GAVI Board, posted a questionnaire seeking the views of...

Post00351 MEASLES PLUS 18 June 2001 CONTENTS 1.FIELD EXPERIENCE GUIDES PAHO'S VACCINE DIRECTOR: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD Tip of the hat to Bob Davis, UNICEF for this Lancet Interview With Dr Ciro De Quadros. "De Quadros thinks now is the time to start moving towards global measles...

Post00350 VVM NOMENCLATURE 14 June 2001 CONTENTS 1. CHANGING VVM NOMENCLATURE Umit Kartoglu, WHO/V&B/ATT, kindly posts this clarification of VVM nomenclature, in response to a previous posting asking what A,B C and D referred to in the VVM world. The message below is a reflection ...

Post00349 VACCINE WASTAGE 13 June 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE WASTAGE Continued In Technet Post00345, 05 June 2001, Samir J Shah, MOH/Oman, kindly posted his observations and questions on vaccine wastage in his region of Oman. His original message is re-posted below. In todays posting J...

Post00347 FREEZING VACCINES 07 June 2001 CONTENTS 1. DISCUSSION OF DAMAGE TO VACCINES BY EXPOSURE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES In post Post00343, Vaccine Freezing: Why Is The Cold Chain Too Cold?, 20 May 2001, Andy Tucker, PATH-CVP, Anthony Battersby, FBA, Hans Everts, WHO/EPI, and Soren...

Post00345 VACCINE WASTAGE 05 June 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE WASTAGE. INVITING COMMENTS AND LOOKING FOR REFERENCES Inspired by an earlier Technet Forum discussion, Samir J Shah, MOH/Oman, has looked at vaccine wastage in his region of Oman and has found that wastage seems to be higher ...

Post00343 VACCINE FREEZING: WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? 20 May 2001 CONTENTS 1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? MORE..... 2. HEP-B OUT OF THE COLD CHAIN? 3. VVMs ON VACCINES 1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? MORE..... The freezing point of Hepatitis B vaccine is -0.5'C The f...

Post00341 PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT 10 May 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS: PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT *This discussion paper by John Lloyd, PATH-CVP, sets out the key technology and systems development priorities for removing the obstacles to the more equitabl...

1. WHY IS THE COLD CHAIN TOO COLD? Soren Spanner, WHO/SEARO, kindly posts the file of his recent presentation at the Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group Briefing, March 2001. The findings of a multi year-multi site study, including a clear description of the failure modes leading to frequent long ...

Post00338 EPI WASTE 1 May 2001 CONTENTS 1. DISPOSAL OF UNUSED VACCINE VIALS 2. GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL Continued 3. HEALTH-CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT DRAFT RAPID ASSESSMENT TOOL 4. FROM GAVI IMMUNIZATION FOCUS: FIRST, DO NO HARM 1. DISPOSAL OF UNUSED VACCINE VIALS T...

Post00335 IMMUNIZATION COSTING TOOL 23 April 2001 1. IMMUNIZATION COSTING TOOL DRAFT FOR COMMENT Patrick Lydon, WHO/V&B/VAM, kindly post a spreadsheet immunization costing tool based in part on immunization financing data collected in the assessment and follow up phases of the GAVI Proc...

Post00334 GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL 10 April 2001 CONTENTS 1. GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES 2. NEW CONTACT DETAILS - THE COLLABORATIVE CENTRE FOR COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1. GAVI DONATIONS - INJECTION WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES The GAVI/CVP supported additio...