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Oct 1, 2013

OPTIMIZE Vietnam Summary Report

Subjects: EVM (Effective Vaccine Management), Immunization Registry, OPTIMIZE, SMT (Stock Management Tool), Software, Stock Management, Supply Chain, WHO
Countries: Viet Nam

Between 2010 and 2012, Optimize collaborated with Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology–National Expanded Programme on Immunization to demonstrate innovations in the supply chain that can help to meet the demands expected as Vietnam’s immunization program continues to grow into the future. Optimize and Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology conducted four major activities under the project.  

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Mar 1, 2013

OPTIMIZE Albania Report

Subjects: EPI Plan, EVM (Effective Vaccine Management), OPTIMIZE, WHO
Countries: Albania

This report presents the results of demonstration projects and other activities undertaken in Albania as part of a partnership between project Optimize and the Albanian Institute of Public Health (IPH). Between 2010 and 2012, Optimize collaborated with the IPH to demonstrate innovations in the supply chain that can help to meet the demands of an increasingly large and costly portfolio of vaccines. This report describes the two demonstration projects undertaken in Albania as part of the collaboration.  

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Jan 1, 2017

JSI ARISE Notes from the field

Subjects: GVAP (Global Vaccine Action Plan), Unicef, WHO
Countries: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana

In 2009, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation created the ARISE project, managed by JSI, to assemble the evidence on what drives improvements in RI performance in Africa. To amass such evidence, ARISE conducted in-depth, mixed methods comparative case studies in Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Ghana. It employed an assets-based approach to identify common drivers of improvements in RI performance at the district level, describe the pathways by which they improve coverage, and identify contextual factors affecting performance.

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Mar 1, 2013

VISM Report: Global Vaccine Introduction

Subjects: GAVI, VIMS (Vaccine Information Management System)
Countries: Global

The following report displays data and figures on the introduction status of Hib vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus vaccine both globally and in 73 GAVI eligible countries. It uses information stored in the Vaccine Information Management System (VIMS) online database maintained by IVAC at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and supported by the GAVI Alliance. The images and text below describe: how many countries have introduced each vaccine or plan to in the future; global and GAVI rates of coverage and access; projected introduction dates for GAVI eligible countries; historical trends of the rate of introduction globally; and the introduction status of every country individually. The report concludes with a more detailed description of VIMS and its potential uses.  

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Mar 1, 2013

ITU- Measuring the Information Society

Subjects: Telecommunications
Countries: Global

This annual report identifies key ICT developments and tracks the cost and affordability of ICT services, in accordance with internationally agreed methodologies and it also sheds new light on the latest digital TV broadcasting trends, another key driving force of the growing information society.

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Aug 1, 2008

Implementing the RED approach

Subjects: GAVI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Unicef, WHO
Countries: Global

The purpose of this Guide is to stimulate interest in improving and sustaining high levels of immunisation coverage in all districts and to give health program managers (governmental and non-governmental), supervisors and health workers practical information about the RED approach. The Guide is intended for adaptation and use by national immunization programmes, as one of several resources that can be used to introduce district health teams and immunisation partners to the RED approach. Once adapted, it can also be used by district health teams and health workers as a quick reference to the five RED components and core monitoring indicators. Another important use for the Guide may be in explaining RED to local officials and other potential supporters of immunisation and PHC services.

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Mar 1, 2014

Immunization summary- a statistical reference containing data through 2012

Subjects: Unicef, WHO
Countries: Global

This reference book, jointly produced by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), presents detailed statistics on the performance of national and district-level immunization systems in 195 countries and territories. It provides an overview of key aspects.

 

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Mar 12, 2012

Historical analysis of the cmyp plans in GAVI eligible countries 2004-2015

Subjects: cMYP (Comprehensive Multi Year Plan), GAVI, WHO
Countries: Global

This paper estimates and compares the costs and financing of a sample of 54 national immunization programs as reflected in comprehensive multi-year plans (cMYPs) submitted to the GAVI Alliance, for the period 2004 to 2015.

 

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Jan 1, 2008

Framework and standards for country health information systems

Subjects: PRISM (Performance of Routine Information System Management), WHO
Countries: Global

The Health Metrics Network (HMN) was launched in 2005 to help countries and other partners improve global health by strengthening the systems that generate health-related information for evidence-based decision-making. It is therefore intended that by 2011, this Framework and Standards for Country Health Information Systems (the “HMN Framework”) will be the universally accepted standard for guiding the collection, reporting and use of health information by all developing countries and global agencies.

 

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