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Post00323 RE: HEALTH RADIO NETS 26 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. RE: HEALTH RADIO NETS
In Technet Post00321, 16 February 2001, Marcia Rock, WB, posted her
colleagues request for help on the technical and user issues related to the
need for the MOH in East Timor to make the technical decisio...
Post00321 HEALTH RADIO NETS + JOB 16 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. HEALTH RADIO: CALL FOR HELP!
2. JOB: PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT THE AFRO REGIONAL HIS PROGRAMME,
1. HEALTH RADIO: CALL FOR HELP!
From time to time Technet has been concerned with radio communications -
particularly for the manage...
Post00320 WASTAGE FACTORS Continued 13 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued
2. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS REQUIRES STOCK RECORDS + SOFTWARE
1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued
In Technet Forum Post00316, ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE...
Post00319 TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT PROJECT 6 February 2001
CONTENTS
1. GAVI TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT PROJECT
2. TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT FOR SERVICE DELIVERY STATUS SUMMARY AND PLANS
3. CONDUCTING A TRANSPORT SITUATION ANALYSIS
4. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT FOR SERVICE DELIVERY
1....
Post00316 ESTIMATING WASTAGE FACTORS 29 January 2001
CONTENTS
1. ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS Continued
In Technet Post00311, ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS, 15 January 2001, a
discussion on estimating vaccine wastage and vaccine wastage factors was
posted. The context of the ...
Post00314 VVM - DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO! 25 January 2001
CONTENTS
1. VVM on OPV: DRY ICE TROUBLE? NO!
This discussion revolves around misinformation concerning VVMs.
Fred Simiyu, WHO Nigeria, reported "Last week I heard it mentioned by a
UNICEF colleague that a recent study indic...
POST : 00413E : VACCINE WASTAGE (STUDY) 18 January 2002
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The journal "Vaccine", in its issue no.20 (2002) published an article :"Frequency and Causes of Vaccine Wastage", a study of vaccine wastage in the United States...
POST : 00413E : VACCINE WASTAGE (STUDY) 18 January 2002
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The journal "Vaccine", in its issue no.20 (2002) published an article :"Frequency and Causes of Vaccine Wastage", a study of vaccine wastage in the United States...
Post00311 Estimating Vaccine Wastage Factors 15 January 2001
CONTENTS
1. DISCUSSION ON ESTIMATING VACCINE WASTAGE FACTORS
It is important to monitor vaccine wastage in national immunization programs
and to use wastage data as a routine program planning and management tool.
Vaccine wastag...
Post00310 A-D RECONSTITUTION SYRINGES 9 January 2001
CONTENTS
1. PROVISION OF A-D RECONSTITUTION SYRINGES:
DESIGN & AVAILABILITY
In Technet Post00302, 30 November 2000, John Lloyd, PATH/CVP, wrote "One
technical issue which emerged from the last Fund review is that the Fund...
Post00304 VACCINE FREEZING CONTINUED 13 December 2000
CONTENTS
1. Post00299 VACCINE FREEZING CONTINUED
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Moderators Note
The moderator has relocated yet again and is back on line.
Thanks for your patience.
Sen...
Post00302 AD SYRINGES FOR VAX RECONSTITUTION 30 November 2000
CONTENTS
1. PROVISION OF A-D RECONSTITUTION SYRINGES: DESIGN & AVAILABILITY ISSES
John Lloyd, PATH/CVP writes "One technical issue which emerged from the last
Fund review is that the Fund should, in addition to provid...
Post00302 AD SYRINGES FOR VAX RECONSTITUTION 30 November 2000
CONTENTS
1. PROVISION OF A-D RECONSTITUTION SYRINGES: DESIGN & AVAILABILITY ISSES
John Lloyd, PATH/CVP writes "One technical issue which emerged from the last
Fund review is that the Fund should, in addition to provid...
Post00301 VACCINE FREEZING: REFERENCES 28 November 2000
CONTENTS
1. VACCINE FREEZING: REFERENCES
This list of reference documents on vaccine freezing was kindly posted by
Debbie Kristensen, PATH.
The problem of vaccine freezing has been around since the earliest days of
the Expanded P...
Post00300 EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK 2 21 November 2000
CONTENTS
1. EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK CONTINUED
2. MORE FEEDBACK ON JOB OFFERINGS
3. GREYING TECHNET: INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE?
1. EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK CONTINUED
In Technet Post00298 Employment Feedback, 14 November 2000, Robert
Steinglass, ...
Post00299 VACCINE FREEZING CONTINUED 16 November 2000
CONTENTS
0. MODERATORS NOTE ON VACCINE FREEZING
1. LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION: IN TRANSPORT
2. LOW TEMPERATURE PROTECTION: REFRIGERATORS
3. THE USE OF INDICATORS: THE STOPWATCH
4. OTHER THOUGHTS...
The Technet'99 report and prese...
Post00298 EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK 14 November 2000
CONTENTS
1. EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK
1. EMPLOYMENT FEEDBACK
More then 20 immunization and logistics positions have been included in
Technet Forum posts during the last year.
In Post00292, EMPLOYMENT, 26 October 2000 the following questi...
Post00297 DEFANGING? + JET INJECTORS? + INCINERATORS? + 7 November 2000
CONTENTS
1. NEEDLE DEFANGING?
2. DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-WORKLOAD JET INJECTOR
3. NO TO INCINERATORS!! ?
4. REGIONAL CENTRE ON HAZARDOUS WASTES OPENS IN SOUTH AFRICA
5. OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
1. NEEDLE DEFANGING?
key i...
Post00296 SOCIAL MOBILIZATION TIPS 3 November 2000
CONTENTS
1. TIPS:SOCIAL MOBILIZATION AND COMMUNICATION SUPPORT FOR POLIO ERADICATION
2. REMINDER: TECHNET IS AT A CROSSROADS!
3. REMINDER: QUESTIONNAIRE [SURVEY CLOSES SOON!]
* REMINDER:
Please Complete Survey posted below * If you have...
Post00293 FREEZE WATCH INDICATORS, EXPIRY DATES & USE 27 October 2000
CONTENTS
1. FREEZEWATCH EXPIRY DATE AND USE OF FREEZEWATCH INDICATORS
WHO and vaccine manufacturers warn against freezing of DTP, DT, Td, TT, Hb,
HIB and other liquid vaccines. Recent data suggests that temperature...
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