POST 00549E : JOINT REPORTING FORM ON VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
Follow-up on Posts 00538E, 00542E and 00543E
14 February 2003
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This posting contains 2 contributions. First Alejo H. Bejemino
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) Cold Chain Officer for Unicef/Afghanistan
Country Office is sharing his views on the topic. Then Olivier Rondeaux
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) from WHO is making final comments.
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Just want to share my views on the above subject: I fully agree with what
Robert had mentioned to include all levels with cold chain equipment
particularly at district level which utilizes almost 80% of the total
equipment.
In Afghanistan we have already this inventory indicating the type of
equipment at all levels, location and agency or partner responsible for the
equipment. To make this inventory more useful for us to decide when to
replace the equipment, we are adding another information on the maintenance
records of the equipment. This column will record the problem encountered
by the equipment and indicate the parts repaired/replaced. This will also
help us to preposition the fast moving spare parts, decide whether to
condemn the unit and what particular equipment is suited for each level.
Alejo
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We would like to thank the Technet network for useful inputs to the choice
of a cold chain indicator in the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form. Actually
the one which was chosen stems from a number of suggestions made, with some
modifications in order to maintain the outcome to only one indicator. The
Joint Reporting Form is first of all a global tool and does not pretend
selecting the best possible indicator for what any particular country wants
to monitor.
The JRF is available at
http://www.who.int/vaccines-surveillance/DataDown.htm.
The joint decision of WHO/UNICEF to select one cold chain indicator for
international purpose is actually final. It does not preclude of course, a
public discussion on this particularly if this can stimulate monitoring at
country level. Countries should monitor, at district, regional and national
levels, indicators that are most relevant to their own immunization system
management.
The narrow deadline was imposed by our will to respect regional deadlines
in the JRF process
Olivier
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