POST 00703E : LOGISTICS TRAINING

POST 00703E : LOGISTICS TRAINING Follow-up on Posts 00689E and 00697E 5 August 2004 _______________________________ Mogens Munck (mailto:[email protected]) from Spain makes a contribution in agreement with Modibo Dicko and Robert Steinglass. _______________________________ I am in total agreement with Modibo and Robert Steinglass! I have had similar experiences. The countries I have worked in during the last few years as a consultant, do not appear to have sufficient funds for proper implementation of routine immunization, particularly for training, supervison, spare parts etc., including funds for transport to take supervisors around. Most countries depend entirely on UNICEF and WHO for funding of activities related to routine immunization, and UNICEF and WHO are experiencing cuts in contributions from donors. Only one example: in more than one country I have experienced that district immunization officers very much looked forward to accompanying me on field trips in their district. There is simply no funds for them to travel themselves, so travelling in the official car at my disposal is a welcome opportunity to visits the clinics in their districts. Also, it is not rare to find examples of countries where training in basic EPI knowledge, has not been conducted for years. Last: what will happen to those countries that do not reach the goals, to which they have committed themselves in order to receive a serie of GAVI fund payments? Will GAVI funding be stopped in their case? If so, what then about the many children that will not be immunized. This question was raised at the Technet meeting in Delhi, but no reply was given. Now I see that many countries have not been able to deliver on their promises. Regards, Mogens Munck ______________________________________________________________________________ Visit the TECHNET21 Website at http://www.technet21.org You will find instructions to subscribe, a direct access to archives, links to reference documents and other features. ______________________________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message to : mailto:[email protected] Leave the subject area BLANK In the message body, write unsubscribe TECHNET21E ______________________________________________________________________________ The World Health Organization and UNICEF support TechNet21. The TechNet21 e-Forum is a communication/information tool for generation of ideas on how to improve immunization services. It is moderated by Claude Letarte and is hosted in cooperation with the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement, Québec, Canada (http://www.ccisd.org) ______________________________________________________________________________