Hello, Do you want to learn more about how to use AART to help your IIS meet national standards? AART (also known as the Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool) supports the Measurement and Improvement Initiative by visualizing and compiling the results and information on community-driven measures and tests related to IIS Functional Stand...

Hello, Please see the following Information Request from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health below. If you are willing to share information, please reply directly to this email and include contact information for follow-up. INFORMATION REQUESTED We are looking for information from the IIS community regarding provider organization level re...

Hello, Never enough time, funding, or staff? We want to learn any tips or tricks you’ve discovered to make the most of your limited resources. Please share your stories with us and we will pull them together for a SnapShots article to share with the community. This was a topic of interest in the Education Survey, so we know that your colleagues thr...

Hello! Please join us in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, May 18 for the following two events the day prior to the 2020 National Immunization Conference (NIC): AIRA Pre-NIC Training (11 am – 4 pm) Teaser: Come learn how to write and present so your audience will understand you!What: AIRA will hold a professional development training to cover how to...

Hello,As a reminder, the February Discovery Session was held on Monday, February 10. This session focused on Provider Organization Participation and Management. If you missed this Discovery Session, you can view the slides and recording in the AIRA repository. If this session is listed on your calendar for this afternoon, please manually rem...

Happy Valentine's Day!What’s better than a Valentine’s Day treat?Nominating your team or colleague for an AIRA Award! It’s a gift that will last a lifetime and will boost another's self-confidence...Not their waistline! Award nominations are due by Sunday, March 29. For more information, check out the AIRA 2020 Na...

Case study celebrates lessons and catalytic potential of rapid, iterative software development across three countries By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate, BID Initiative Posted in Packaging, Policies & Practices, Products Pakistan, Zambia, and Kenya are among a growing number of countries implementing electronic immunization regi...

BID Learning Network expands services, mentoring countries across sub-Saharan Africa in digital and data solutions By Chilunga Puta, Director of the BID Learning Network, PATH Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices, Products Graphic: PATH. The BID Learning Network has expanded its services to include targeted mentors...

Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Paulo Urioh, a nurse at Mareu Health Center in Tanzania uses his facility’s electronic immunization registry. Last year, Tanzania launched a new national digital health strategy that will pave the way for more digital innovation. The following post appeared on path.org.  The Government of Tanzania is calling for an end to ...

Lessons from the frontlines of the digital revolution: The BID Learning Network mentors countries invested in digital solutions By Hassan Mtenga, Country Lead Health System Strengthening, BID Initiative Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Health professionals visit Kaoleni Healt...

By Masaina Bwakya, Change Management Lead, BID Initiative Posted in Practices Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/John Healey. Gertrude Tembo holds her baby during a vaccination service at the Mahatma Gandhi Clinic in Livingstone, Zambia. The Mahatma Gandhi Clinic is one of the first clinics to use data quality and use interventions under th...

By Celina Kareiva, Senior Communications Associate Posted in Packaging, People, Policies & Practices, Practices Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. A health worker at Mareu Health Center in Tanzania checks her mobile phone. New evidence demonstrates that digital tools are improving immunization service delivery. The BID Initiative is committed to advanci...

Dear Colleagues,We are pleased to share the latest bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)-coordinated Global Rotavirus and Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease (IB-VPD) Surveillance Networks. This bulletin reports the most up-to-date global surveillance data reported to WHO on pediatric diarrhea, meningitis, and pneumonia...

Lessons from the frontlines of the digital revolution: The BID Learning Network mentors countries invested in digital solutions By Hassan Mtenga, Country Lead Health System Strengthening, BID Initiative Posted in BID Learning Network (BLN), People, Policies & Practices, Products Photo: PATH/Trevor Snapp. Health professionals visit Kaoleni Healt...

By Masaina Bwakya, Change Management Lead, BID Initiative Posted in Practices Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/John Healey. Gertrude Tembo holds her baby during a vaccination service at the Mahatma Gandhi Clinic in Livingstone, Zambia. The Mahatma Gandhi Clinic is one of the first clinics to use data quality and use interventions under th...

96 Thank You! Thank you to our community for your support in 2019! VillageReach has its 20 year anniversary this year, and contributions like yours have helped 35 million people receive medicine and improved access to better health care. This year, you helped VillageReach support more than 11,000 health workers so their patients receive better...

96 Help Deliver Vaccines to Children at the Last Mile !-- Last year, I took a boat up the Congo River to a remote area where VillageReach improves vaccine delivery. I experienced firsthand the challenge of reaching these communities – and saw how important it is to get vital vaccines and medicines to people like Bibi and Dr. Odile. Make Your G...

Hello, Happy holidays from AIRA! The December edition of SnapShots is now available. This edition features lessons learned from IIS in obtaining Medicaid match funding, an article from several IIS that have successfully partnered with vital records, research on the power of IIS-based reminder-recall to improve immunization rates, and more. SnapShot...

Hello, AIRA and MACAW (the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Advisory Workgroup) would like to invite you to a Town Hall meeting to discuss proposed Incoming/Ongoing Assessment Measures and Tests, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Assessment Thresholds, and CDS Validation. This call is scheduled for January 9, 2020 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm EST...

96 Ensuring Quality Health for EVERYONE !-- !---->VillageReach has a vision for a world where each person has the health care needed to thrive. Since 2000 we have been working with partners in sub-Saharan Africa to solve health care delivery challenges. Over the next three years, our vision, promise and purpose is to accelerate the shift to peop...