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Sep 30, 2016

Save the Children: Further, Faster, Fairer

Subjects: EPI Plan, Immunization Registry, Supply Chain
Countries: Global

Progress in the coverage of immunisation services over the past decade has been impressive, with 86% of children globally now receiving basic vaccinations. However, there is cause for concern. Progress has recently slowed and the 2011–2020 Global Vaccine Action Plan is off-track. 19.4 million children under one year old – one in seven – are still excluded from the full benefits of immunisation. Further, Faster, Fairer shows that these excluded children are not evenly interspersed among other children who are being vaccinated. Instead they are concentrated in communities that are systematically excluded from progress.

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Oct 27, 2016

Webinar: VaxTrac Benin Study Visit – Reflections and Lessons Learned

Subjects: eHealth, Immunization Registry, Peer Learning, Software
Countries: Benin

The BID Learning Network (BLN) invites you to view a webinar entitled “VaxTrac Benin Study Visit: Reflections and Lessons Learned.”

During this webinar, VaxTrac presents on common themes and implementation/scale-up challenges that were identified during the recent BLN Study Visit to Benin conducted between 11th and 16th July 2016. VaxTrac shares some of their relevant end-line evaluation results to show how challenges identified during the Study Visit have since been addressed, in addition to the lessons they have learned in the process of transitioning from an in-country office implementation model to a third-party support model.

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Sep 22, 2016

Webinar: Development of a Health Information Systems Strategic Plan – The Liberian Experience

Subjects: eHealth, Immunization Registry, Peer Learning, Practices, Software
Countries: Liberia

The BID Learning Network (BLN) held a webinar entitled “Development of a Health Information Systems (HIS) Strategic Plan – The Liberian Experience”. During this webinar, Liberia shares the lessons they have learned in the process of developing a strategic plan to develop the national health information system. The presenter describes the process leading to the development of the Liberian HIS strategic plan and give a synopsis of the plan. He further highlights the key lessons learned that need to be taken into consideration when one is developing a strategic plan of this nature. Consequently, this webinar should be of interest to both technical and non-technical personnel with an interest in planning for national health information systems.

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Jun 23, 2016

Webinar: Scaling Up Registries: The OpenMRS Opportunity

Subjects: Applications, Immunization Registry, openMRS, People, Software
Countries: Global

The promise of digital technologies has seen multiple systems and millions of dollars invested for health information system in Sub-Saharan Africa. After overcoming barriers of infrastructure, technology, and connectivity, few of these systems have been able to directly impact patient care.

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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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Feb 10, 2016

BLN Discussion Meeting Report & Presentations, 7-11 December 2015

Subjects: eLMIS, Immunization Registry, Monitoring & Evaluation, Packaging, Peer Learning, People, Policies, Software, USAID
Countries: Global

The December Discussion Meeting held in Arusha, Tanzania is designed to be hands on and highly participatory events that become a rich learning experience for all attendees. In this report and the presentations, we share some of the discussions around strategies and approaches to improving data, quality, and use among participating countries and include highlights around the progress made in BID demonstration countries (Tanzania and Zambia), the successes and challenges they have had, and the way forward. A selection of presentations from the meeting are available below.

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Nov 1, 2012

Albania pilots an immunization information system

Subjects: Immunization Registry, OPTIMIZE
Countries: Albania

The Albanian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with project Optimize, developed a registry-based immunization information system (IIS) and piloted it in Shkoder district. This factsheet illustrates how the data the new system produces is used to improve the management of the vaccination program, how it is changing the way people collaborate, how it ensures timely and equal access to immunization for all children, and how it reduces the administrative burden on staff.

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Jan 1, 2009

It Is Time! Accelerating the Use of Child Health Information Systems to Improve Child Health

Subjects: Applications, Data Warehouse, Immunization Registry, Monitoring & Evaluation
Countries: Global

Articles in this issue show clearly the enormous impact that the use of health information technology can have on the quality of health care for children. However, they also point out the challenges that need to be overcome to realize fully the potential of health information technology to improve the quality and efficiency of health care.

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Feb 1, 2006

Coverage Confusion! Trying to Make Sense of It

Subjects: Immunization Registry, USAID
Countries: Global

Vaccination coverage rates are the most commonly used indicators of immunization program performance. Have you ever encountered different vaccination coverage estimates for the same country? In this issue of Snap Shots, we explain where these different coverage estimates come from and how they should and should not be used. We also point you to other references that we hope will help to clear up the coverage confusion.

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