Hello, Given the quickly changing situation with COVID-19, AIRA is regularly assessing our activities and events to determine how we can best support our members and the broader public health community. We know that many of you are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, and more of you will be pulled into the response over time. We also want to be se...

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...

96 It takes a village of women to change the world. !-- It takes a village of women to change the world.Patience Tchongwe, Senior Hotline Supervisor, rises to the call of Chipatala cha pa Foni.Read MoreEmily Bancroft, President shares her point of view from the COVID-19 hot zone. Read More Spotlight on women making a difference in Malawi Upile...

Building Women's Skills and Improving Health Outcomes Celebrating International Women's Day, 2020 An equal world is an enabled world. JSI strives to find and implement solutions that improve family planning services, supply chains, and the capacity of local leaders to help women access the health services they need. We are committed to gender equit...

6 March 2020, Vol. 95, No. 10, pp. 89–96 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 89 Measuring capacity to implement the International Health Regulations (2005): a comparison of data from annual reporting and joint external evaluation 94 COVID-19 update 94 Monthly report on dracunculiasis cases, January 2020Download 6 mars 2020, Vol. 95,...

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...

28 February 2020, Vol. 95, No. 09, pp. 77–88 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 77 Institutionalizing strengthened emergency response through training and learning87 COVID-19 updateDownload 28 février 2020, Vol. 95, No. 09, pp. 77-88 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 77 Institutionnalisation de l’action d’...

96 Polio News February 2020View this email in your browser or download PDFFebruary 2020POLIO NEWSDear TechNet members,Commitment and a sense of community continue to define the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, from the highest decision-making bodies to frontline health workers around the world. This month, the UN Secr...

View this email in your browserDate: 27 February 2020 Centre Pasteur du Cameroun nominated as 3rd regional reference laboratory for yellow fever in AfricaSimilar to Institut Pasteur Dakar (IPD) in Senegal and the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Centre Pasteur Cameroon (CPC) will provide WHO Regional Reference Laboratory (RR...

U.S. Health Services, February 2020  Despite advances in health care access and quality, many people face discrimination and structural and systemic barriers that result in significant health inequities and disparities.  Turning this around requires consistent application of a health equity framework built on a deep understanding of social, economi...

21 February 2020, Vol. 95, No. 08, pp. 69–76 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 69 Progress towards measles elimination – China, January 2013–June 2019 76 COVID-19 updateDownload 21 février 2020, Vol. 95, No. 08, pp. 69-76 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 69 Progrès vers l’élimination de la rougeole – Chine, janvier 2013-j...

Meet your AIRA2020 Keynote Speaker! It is with great honor and excitement that we announce Stacy Allison, businesswoman, adventurer, author, motivational speaker, and first American woman to summit Mt. Everest as the AIRA 2020 National Meeting keynote speaker!Stacy Allison Stacy has been climbing and leading expeditions for more than 40 year...

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 ...

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...

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...

14 February 2020, Vol. 95, No. 07, pp. 61–68 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 61 Report of the thirtieth meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication, 22 October 2019Download 14 février 2020, Vol. 95, No. 07, pp. 61-68 Maintenant en ligne DANS CE NUMÉRO 61 Rapport de la trentième réunion du Groupe spécia...

Strong health information systems (HIS) are an essential building block of an effective health system. From measuring improvements in health outcomes and progressively working toward global health security to ensuring that people receive coordinated, high-quality healthcare, JSI has been supporting countries to develop, deploy, manage, and use HIS ...

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...

Hello, The American Immunization Registry Association is soliciting subject matter experts (SMEs) for a short-term workgroup to identify needs in the immunization and IIS communities related to vaccine management, the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, and IIS-immunization program integration. The workgroup will help identify topics that would be...