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Aug 6, 2020

BLN Webinar: Data for the Immunization Agenda 2030 Strategic Action Plan

Subjects: GAVI, Policies, WHO

The BID Learning Network hosted a webinar where the Kati Collective, consultants engaged by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gavi, and the World Health Organization, sought input on the framework for the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) Data Strategic Action Plan. In this webinar, the consultants shared the work they’ve undertaken to date by the IA2030 Data Strategy Working Group.

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May 1, 2018

WHO Classification of Digital Health Interventions v1.0

Subjects: Policies, WHO

The WHO Classification of Digital Health Interventions (DHIs) categorizes the different ways in which digital and mobile technologies are being used to support health system needs. Historically, the diverse communities working in digital health—including government stakeholders, technologists, clinicians, implementers, network operators, researchers, donors— have lacked a mutually understandable language with which to assess and articulate functionality. A shared and standardized vocabulary was recognized as necessary to identify gaps and duplication, evaluate effectiveness, and facilitate alignment across different digital health implementations. Targeted primarily at public health audiences, this Classification framework aims to promote an accessible and bridging language for health program planners to articulate functionalities of digital health implementations. The WHO Classifications of Digital Health Interventions v1.0 is the result of a multi-year process of development and refinement guided by a panel of global experts, including those from the Health Data Collaborative Digital Health and Interoperability Working Group. For more information about this resource, visit the WHO website.

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Jan 10, 2017

Reported National Level Stock-Outs of Home-Based Records—A Quiet Problem for Immunization Programmes That Needs Attention

Subjects: EPI Plan, Immunization Registry, Stock Management, WHO
Countries: Global

Home-based records (HBRs) are an important tool for recording and communicating within primary healthcare service delivery. Unfortunately, HBRs are currently unable to fulfil their intended purpose in many communities either because the HBR is not functionally well-designed to serve its objectives, not made available, not fully adopted and/or not appropriately utilized by caregivers and/or health workers. This brief report describes the occurrence of nationally reported HBR stock-outs and HBR financing patterns during 2014 and 2015 across 195 countries reporting immunization system performance data to the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund.

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Aug 31, 2016

Making Innovation Matter: Conference Report From The Innovation Effect

Subjects: Patient De-Identification, Training, USAID, WHO
Countries: Global

More than 150 leading global health and development thinkers convened on June 15, 2016, for The Innovation Effect: Powering Disruptive Global Health Solutions in Washington, DC. This conference report provides an overview of the insights shared when attendees explored what happens when unique partnerships, disruptive technologies, transformed systems, and data-driven insights combine in often unexpected ways to create dramatic improvements in the health and well-being of people around the world.

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May 4, 2016

TechNet 21: Third Regional Meeting to Share Lessons Learned in the Development and Implementation of Electronic Immunization Registries

Subjects: Immunization Registry, WHO

During this two and a half day meeting, participants discussed and shared their experiences and lessons learned regarding the development and implementation of EIRs. Furthermore, the meeting participants reviewed the proposed contents of a draft document under development by PAHO’s Improving Data Quality for Immunization (IDQi) Project.

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Mar 1, 2016

MCIA16 Official Conference Report

Subjects: EPI Plan, GAVI, GVAP (Global Vaccine Action Plan), WHO
Countries: Global

FULFILLING A PROMISE: ENSURING IMMUNIZATION FOR ALL IN AFRICA See the official conference report for a look at the current state of immunization on the African continent.

A new report issued today by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region shows that despite considerable progress in expanding access to vaccines in Africa, one in five children on the continent still do not receive life-saving immunizations. Africa’s routine immunization coverage of 80% is the lowest of any region in the world.

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Jan 13, 2016

Webinar: TechNet Resource Library

Subjects: Practices, WHO
Countries: Global

The Better Immunization Data Learning Network (BLN) held a webinar entitled “TechNet Resource Library” about this online repository of journal articles, documents, tools, websites, and other immunization resources.

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Dec 17, 2015

2015 Assessment Report of the Global Vaccine Action Plan: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization

Subjects: GVAP (Global Vaccine Action Plan), WHO

The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in May 2012 to achieve its “Decade of Vaccines” vision of universal access to immunization. This report provides a review of the progress on implementation of the GVAP by the World Health Organization’s Strategic Group of Experts on Immunization. It notes that the plan is off track to reach the GVAP targets and provides recommendations for actions required to meet the goals and objectives of the plan. This report follows 2014 and 2013 assessment reports.

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Jan 2, 2012

WHO Global health indicators

Subjects: Monitoring & Evaluation, WHO
Countries: Global

The following summary tables represent the best estimates of WHO for a broad range of key public health indicators – based on evidence available in 2011. These best estimates have wherever possible been computed by WHO using standardized categories and methods in order to enhance crossnational comparability. This approach may result in some cases in differences between the estimates presented here and the official national statistics prepared and endorsed by individual Member States.

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