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...

Post00333 HEALTH RADIO NET 9 April 2001 CONTENTS 1. HEALTH RADIO NET - CONTINUING DISCUSSION 2. MSF COMMUNICATION GUIDELINE AVAILABLE 3. THE USE OF VHF, HF, HAND HELD DEVICES, ETC? 1. HEALTH RADIO NET - CONTINUING DISCUSSION In Technet Post00321, 16 February 2001, Marcia Rock, WB, p...

Post00330 GAVI - WHICH NEW TECHNOLOGIES? 26 March 2001 CONTENTS 1. GAVI - WHICH NEW TECHNOLOGIES 2. QUESTIONNAIRE 1. GAVI - WHICH NEW TECHNOLOGIES "At the last GAVI Board Meeting it was proposed that the Task Force on R&D should seek out and evaluate new technologies and rese...

Post00325 VACCINE VIAL MONITORS 1 March 2001 CONTENTS 1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE! 2. VVM ON VACCINES: CURRENT STATUS AND PLANNED ROLLOUT 1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE! In Technet Forum Post00314, VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO!, 25 January 2001, Fred Simiyu, WHO Nigeria, re...

Post00325 VACCINE VIAL MONITORS 1 March 2001 CONTENTS 1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE! 2. VVM ON VACCINES: CURRENT STATUS AND PLANNED ROLLOUT 1. VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! MORE! In Technet Forum Post00314, VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO!, 25 January 2001, Fred Simiyu, WHO Nigeria, re...

Post00324 VACCINE VOLUME IMPACT CALCULATOR 27 February 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE VOLUME CALCULATOR: REQUEST FOR TESTING 2. THE DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CALCULATOR 1. VACCINE VOLUME CALCULATOR: REQUEST FOR TESTING Ulla Kou, WHO V&B, has kindly sent a spreadsheet based vaccine volume calculat...

Post00324 VACCINE VOLUME IMPACT CALCULATOR 27 February 2001 CONTENTS 1. VACCINE VOLUME CALCULATOR: REQUEST FOR TESTING 2. THE DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CALCULATOR 1. VACCINE VOLUME CALCULATOR: REQUEST FOR TESTING Ulla Kou, WHO V&B, has kindly sent a spreadsheet based vaccine volu...