Cold Chain Policy vs. Cold Hard Reality: Thinking Inside the Box
Nov 10, 2015
Posted in Policies & Practices
Recently, I was sitting with the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Manager, his senior staff, and technical assistance (TA) partners in an African country, discussing support for better visibility and analysis of immunization supply chain data. The EPI Manager was willing to listen, but wasn’t sure his team needed help in data analysis. As for visibility, that was already being addressed.
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Team Spotlight: Masaina Bwakya
Nov 2, 2015
Posted in General
The BID Initiative team works across three countries in the United States, Tanzania, and Zambia. This week, we learn more about Masaina Bwakya, Change Management Associate in Zambia.
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Barcodes: quenching a thirst for data
Oct 29, 2015
Posted in Packaging, Policies & Practices
You are thirsty and walk into your local corner store to pick up a bottle of water. The clerk scans the barcode on the bottle, announces the price, you pay, leave the store, and drink your water. The story may end there for you, but it is just the start for the data stored in that barcode which is being recorded in the store’s inventory database and communicated to distributors and suppliers across the supply chain.
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Team Spotlight: Kate Wilson
Oct 26, 2015
Posted in General
The BID Initiative team works across three countries in the United States, Tanzania, and Zambia. This week, we learn more about Kate Wilson, BID Initiative Learning Network Advisor & Scale Up, in Seattle.
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Barcodes are beginning to stick
Oct 22, 2015
Posted in People, Policies & Practices, Products
A mother removes a sticker from her child’s health card. The act in and of itself seems harmless enough, but the motivation at the center of her decision is what the BID Initiative is not only trying to determine, but influence.
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Team Spotlight: Henry Mwanyika
Oct 19, 2015
Posted in General
The BID Initiative team works across three countries in the United States, Tanzania, and Zambia. This week, we learn more about Dr. Henry Mwanyika, BID Tanzania Director.
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Exciting changes for Mareu Health Facility
Oct 16, 2015
Posted in People, Policies & Practices
Mareu village is situated 50 kilometers from Arusha town in the King’ori ward. The village is four kilometers from Mareu health center, one of four health centers part of early testing during the BID Initiative’s phase zero. During this phase, interventions were tested and fine-tuned to ensure their relevance and appropriateness for other districts in Tanzania.
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Team Member Spotlight: Laura Di Giorgio
Oct 12, 2015
Posted in General
The BID Initiative team works across three countries in the United States, Tanzania, and Zambia. This week, we learn more about Laura Di Giorgio, Health Economist in Seattle.
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How Africa Can Benefit from the Data Revolution
Oct 7, 2015
Implementing a national electronic immunization system is such a huge undertaking that even many high-income, developed countries have not been successful.
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Team Member Spotlight: Sydney Kaweme
Oct 5, 2015
Posted in General
The BID Initiative team works across three countries in the United States, Tanzania, and Zambia. This week, we learn more about Sydney Kaweme, Project Manager in Zambia.
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